julio is paid 1.1 times his normal hourly rate for each hour he works over 29 hours in a week. last week he worked 35 hours and earned $409.40. 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 $409.40 = . julio's hourly rate is $ per hour. this is reasonable because working 35 hours at a rate of $12 per hour is 35 · 12 = 35(10 + 2) = 350 + 70 = , and $ is close to $409.40.