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balasvce

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Registered: 2006-12-20

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solve and explain

Workers at Companies X and Y are paid the same
, respectively. What is the probability that
base hourly rate. Workers at company X are paid 1.5
times the base hourly rate for each hour worked per
week in excess of the first 37, while workers at
Company Y are paid 1.5 times the base hourly rate
for each hour worked per week in excess of the first
40. In a given week, how many hours must a
Company X worker work in order to receive the
same pay as a company Y worker who works 46
hours?
(A) 46
(B) 45
(C) 44
(D) 43
(E) 42

pi man

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Registered: 2006-07-06

Posts: 251

Re: solve and explain

You submitted this same question about a week ago.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5489

Devantè

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Registered: 2006-07-14

Posts: 6,400

Re: solve and explain

Bumping, ah, wonderful bumping.

Balasvce, if you don't get helped, there could be a reason that you didn't. You could show some attempt at showing us how you would work the problem out, or, how much you understand it.

krassi_holmz

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Registered: 2005-12-02

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Re: solve and explain

I don't like this kind of question.
They make me feel the author could have posted them just to "test" us.

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Devantè

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Re: solve and explain

Also, leaving a line at a certain point all the time makes the text hard to read at a normal pace...

er.neerajsrivastava

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Registered: 2006-12-27

Posts: 9

Re: solve and explain

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