Rahim works in a hotel on hourly basis. He is paid $8 per hour, his normal working hours are 4 hours a day and 6days working in a week. As per hotel policy, he is eligible for overtime (time-and-a-half pay). If Rahim worked for 35 hours in a week, calculate his gross pay?

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Rahim works in a hotel on hourly basis. He is paid $8 per hour, his normal working hours are 4 hours a day and 6days working in a week. As per hotel policy, he is eligible for overtime (time-and-a-half pay). If Rahim worked for 35 hours in a week, calculate his gross pay?

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