Problem

Victoria is paid a salary of $\$ 430$ a week at her job. She worked 9 hr of overtime during the holidays, and her weekly paycheck came to $\$ 610$. What is her overtime pay per hour? Victoria makes $\$ \square$ an hour for overtime.

Solution

Step 1 :Find the difference between her regular salary and her paycheck with overtime: \(610 - 430 = 180\)

Step 2 :Divide the difference by the number of overtime hours to find her overtime pay per hour: \(\frac{180}{9} = \boxed{20}\)

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