Rashad is paid time-and-a-half for any overtime he works weekly. He worked 10 hours overtime last week and earned $120. What is his regular hourly pay?

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Muhammad Church

5 November, 14:07

Rashad is paid time-and-a-half for any overtime he works weekly. He worked 10 hours overtime last week and earned $120. What is his regular hourly pay?

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Drake Short · Answer 1

8.00

Step-by-step explanation:

time and a half is his regular pay plus 1/2 of it per hour.

if it were straight time ... then he'd make $12 and hour.

But time and a half is time plus half

So - 10 hours x 8.00 = 80

10 hours x 4 = 40

40+80 = 120