Morgan's hourly salary is $8. If Morgan works more than 40 hours a week, then Morgan gets overtime pay at 1 and 1/2 times the regular hourly rate for each hour worked over 40 hours. Last week, Morgan worked 48 hours. How much did Morgan earn in overtime?

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Answer:

  $96

Step-by-step explanation:

Morgan worked 48 -40 = 8 hours of overtime. The pay for each of those hours is 1.5×$8 = $12.

Morgan earned (8 h)×($12/h) = $96 in overtime pay.