Julio is paid 1.2 times his normal hourly rate for each hour he works over 29 hours in a week. Last week he worked 34 hours and earned $434.00. 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 $434.00 = . Julio's hourly rate is $ per hour. This is reasonable because working 34 hours at a rate of $12 per hour is 34 · 12 = 34(10 + 2) = 340 + 68 = , and $ is close to $434.00.