Lindsey earns $15 per hour for the first 40 hours she works in a week and 50% more for every hour over 40. How many hours did Lindsey work in a week when she was paid $937.50 before taxes?

A. 15 hours
B. 30 hours
C. 40 hours
D. 45 hours
E. 55 hours

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tiffanyogden025 tiffanyogden025 · Answer 1 · 2021-02-17T04:37:33+01:00

Answer:

E. 55 hours.

Step by step:

Multiple $15x40, equals $600

Subtract $600 from $937.50, equals $337.50

50% more over 40 hours is $22.50

Divide $337.50 by $22.50, equals 15

Add 15 to 40, equals 45

So she worked 55 hours to get paid $937.50

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priyankapandeyVT priyankapandeyVT · Answer 2 · 2022-08-04T09:07:47+02:00

Lindsey work for 55 hours to get paid of $937.50 before taxes.

Lindsey earns $15 per hour for the first 40 hours she works in a week.
50% more for every hour over 40.

In mathematics it deals with numbers of operations according to the statements.

Let lindsey work for x hours.
Now total earning of lindsey for 40 hours
= 15 *40
= $600

And Lindsey was paid $937.50
Lindsey paid for extra hours ,
= 937.50 - 600
= 337.50

Lindsey paid 337.50 for exta hours
extra hours that lindsey worked get 50% more than $15 per hour, $22.5 per extra hour
= 33.50/22.5
= 15 hours

Total hours that lindesy work is,
= 40 + 15
= 55 hours

Lindsey work for 55 hours to get paid of $937.50 before taxes.

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