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julio is paid 1.4 times his normal hourly rate for each hour he works over hours in a week. Last week he worked 35 hours and earned $436.60. rate r.

Please help im stuck on the problem.

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ayah1
Julio worked for  30 hours with his normal hourly rate (r),
but for 35 - 30 = 5 hours he got the normal hourly rate times 1.4
and for the whole week he got $436.60

The equation is:
30r + 5(1.4)r = 436.60
30r + 7r = 436.60
37r = 436.60
r = 436.60/37
r = $11.80 <-answer

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