"If you work a 50-hour week at the Construction job, what is your gross pay (the money you make before taxes are taken out)? Remember, working over 40 hours allows you to start earning overtime pay,...

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If you work a 50-hour week at the Construction job, what is your gross pay (the money you make before taxes are taken out)? Remember, working over 40 hours allows you to start earning overtime pay, which is time and a half (1.5 times what you normally earn per hour)."

Known Information:

• $12.50 per hour for the first 40 hours each week.


• Time and a half pay for up to 10 hours of overtime each week.

I'm having trouble understanding how the "which is time and a half" comes in when calculating the gross pay. Thank you!