Word problem

Question

(1 pt) Eddie earns $9.60 per hour for a normal 8-hour workday and 3/23232 times this rate for hours worked overtime. On a certain day, Eddie earned $80.64. How long did Eddie work? 

  a) Write an equation for the total amount of money that Eddie earned. Use the variable ttT to represent the time Eddie worked. 

Answer: 

  b) Solve this equation for tt. Include the appropriate units in your answer

Answer 1

Step 1:

Eddie works to earn per hour.

He works normal day in hours.

He earns total amount per day is

Here, represent the time eddie worked.

He worked rate for hours overtime is .

He earned total amount of a certain day is.

Find the long time did he worked.

The equation is .

Solution:

Eddie worked long time.