Question

Alessia is paid 1.4 times her normal hourly rate for each hour she works over 30hrs in a week. Last week she worked 35 hours and earned $436.60. How do you write and solve an equation to solve Alessia hourly rate?

Answer 1

Alessia's hourly rate is `$11.8`

Explanation:

Let Alessia's hourly rate is `$x` By given statement Allesia earned last week as follows.
`30*x+(35-30)*1.4x=436.6 or 30*x+5*1.4x=436.6or37x=436.6 or x= 11.8:.`Alessia's hourly rate is `$11.8`[Ans]