A man's regular pay is $3 per hour up to 40 hours. Overtime is twice the payment for regular time. If he was paid $174, how many hours overtime did he work? Choose the correct choice from the following answers
A) 8 B) 5 C) 9 D) 6 E) 10
At $3 per hour up to 40 hours, regular pay = $3 x 40 = $120 If total pay = $168, overtime pay = $174 - $120 = $54 Overtime rate (twice regular) 174 -  120= 
<gadget id="calculator">174 -  120</gadget>
<output>54</output>
$54 Overtime rate (twice regular)= 2 x $3 = $6 per hour =&gt; number of overtime hours = $54/$6 = 9   Ans is 954/ 6= 
<gadget id="calculator">54/ 6</gadget>
<output>9</output>
9   Ans is 9
<result>C</result>
A man's regular pay is $3 per hour up to 40 hours. Overtime is twice the payment for regular time. If he was paid $174, how many hours overtime did he work?