Julio is paid 1.1 times his normal hourly rate for each hour he works over 29 hours in a week. Last week he worked 39 hours and earned $556.00.
Enter and solve an equation to find Julio's normal hourly rate, r. Complete the explanation how you know
that your answer is reasonable.
The earnings equation is $556.00 =
Julio's hourly rate is $
per hour.
This is reasonable because working 39 hours at a rate of $14 per hour is
39 - 14 = 39(10+ 4) = 390 + 156 = and s is close to $556.00.