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Mary earns $6 per hour as a waitress. Last week she took home her regular earnings of $6 per hour plus $185 in tips for a total of $317. How many hours did Mary work last week?
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Mary earns $6 per hour as a waitress. Last week she took home her regular earnings of $6 per hour plus $185 in tips for a total of $317. How many hours did Mary work last week?

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Mary worked 22 hours.


To solve first you would subtract the amount she made in tips from her total earnings (317-185)
= 132
Then you divide that answer by her hourly salary of $6 (132/6)
=22
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