Roxanna earns 150% her normal hourly rate for overtime pay. Last week, Roxanna earned $72.00 in overtime pay for 4 hours. What is Roxana's normal hourly pay?

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Jbarreiros · Answer 1 · 2020-04-18T23:14:48+0000

Answer:

Roxana's normal hourly pay is $12

Explanation:

overtime pay=p

normal hourly rate=r

p=1.5r

72/4=18

p=$18/hr

p=1.5r

18/1.5=1.5r/1.5

12=r