A babysitter is paid a regular rate of $16 per hour for any number of hours that does not exceed 30 hours per week. For any overtime hours worked in excess of 30 hours per week, the babysitter is paid a rate that is 75% higher than his regular rate. If last week the babysitter earned $760, how many total hours did she work that week?  Pick
A) 40	B) 30	C) 35	D) 25	E) 45

Rationale: for 30 hrs = 30 * 16 = 480 excess = 760 - 480 = 280 for extra hours = . 75 ( 16 ) = 12 in addition to $ 16 . thus , 12 + 16 = 28 number of extra hrs = 280 / 28 = 10 total hrs = 30 + 10 = 40 answer a 40
Answer: A