Julio is paid 1.2 times his normal hourly rate for each hour he works over 31 hours in a week. last week he worked 41 hours and earned $550.40. enter and solve an equation to find julio's normal hourly rate, r. complete the explanation how you know that your answer is reasonable. the earnings equation is $550.40 = . julio's hourly rate is $ per hour. this is reasonable because working 41 hours at a rate of $13 per hour is 41 · 13 = 41(10 + 3) = 410 + 123 = , and $ is close to $550.40.