Julio is paid 1.4 times his normal hourly rate for each hour he works over 28 hours in a week. Last week he worked 39 hours and earned $624.96. 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 $624.96 = . Julio's hourly rate is $ per hour. This is reasonable because working 39 hours at a rate of $14 per hour is 39 · 14 = 39(10 + 4) = 390 + 156 = , and $ is close to $624.96.