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Mary earns $5 per hour as a waitress. Last week she took home her regular earnings of $5 per hour plus $186 in tips for a total of $291. How many hours did Mary work last week?
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Mary earns $5 per hour as a waitress. Last week she took home her regular earnings of $5 per hour plus $186 in tips for a total of $291. How many hours did Mary work last week?

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the answer is 21 hours
User Tronman
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291-186=105 (total earned through wages)

105/5=21

Therefore she worked 21 hours

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