33. Calista earns $300 per week for a 40 hour work week plus $12.32 per hour for each hour of

overtime after 40 hours. Write an equation that would be used to determine her weekly wages

where w is her wages, and v is the number of overtime hours worked.

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Zachery Abbott

18 October, 09:22

33. Calista earns $300 per week for a 40 hour work week plus $12.32 per hour for each hour of

overtime after 40 hours. Write an equation that would be used to determine her weekly wages

where w is her wages, and v is the number of overtime hours worked.

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Myla Manning · Answer 1

w = 300 + 12.32v

Step-by-step explanation:

Calista's wages are ...

wages = (straight time earnings) + (overtime pay)

= $300 + (overtime hours) · (overtime pay per hour)

= $300 + (v) ($12.32)

Using the symbols required by the problem statement, we have ...

w = 300 + 12.32v

33. Calista earns $300 per week for a 40 hour work week plus $12.32 per hour for each hour ofovertime after 40 hours. Write an equation that would be used to determine her weekly wageswhere w is her wages, and v is the number of overtime hours worked.

33. Calista earns $300 per week for a 40 hour work week plus $12.32 per hour for each hour of

overtime after 40 hours. Write an equation that would be used to determine her weekly wages

where w is her wages, and v is the number of overtime hours worked.