Question

marsha earns $16 per hour but typically works 48 hours a week. this means she has 8 hours of overtime. if $24 is her overtime rate, how did she calculate her overtime pay rate? press the hotspot that indicates how overtime pay is calculated, and press the answer box to save your selection. $16 regular hourly pay rate × 2 1.25 1.5 = $24 overtime hourly pay rate

Explanation:

Step1: Identify regular and overtime rates

Regular rate is $16, overtime rate is $24.

Step2: Find multiplier

We need to find what number multiplied by 16 gives 24. Let the multiplier be $x$. So, $16x = 24$, then $x=\frac{24}{16}=1.5$.

Answer:

She multiplied her regular hourly pay rate of $16 by 1.5 to get her overtime hourly pay rate of $24.