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-Larry makes $24 per hour for a 40-hour week and time an a half for every hour over 40 hours. If Larry made $1500 last week, how many overtime hours did he work?
A)62.5 hr
B)55 hr
C)22.5 hr
D)15 hr

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Larry earns $24 per hour for the first 40 hours, totaling $960 (24 * 40). For overtime, he earns 1.5 times his regular rate, which is $36 per hour (24 * 1.5). If he made $1500, the amount made from overtime is $1500 - $960 = $540. Dividing the overtime pay by the overtime rate gives the number of overtime hours: $540 / $36 = 15 hours.

Solve. -Larry Makes $24 Per Hour for a 40-Hour Week and and Time