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Thomas and Sam both are waiters at restaurant. Thomas earned $22 in tips. This is $9 less than what Sam earned in tips. How much did Sam earn?
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Thomas and Sam both are waiters at restaurant. Thomas earned $22 in tips. This is $9 less than what Sam earned in tips. How much did Sam earn?

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Hey there!

If Thomas earned 22 dollars and that was 9 dollars less than what Sam got, we can infer that Sam made 9 more dollars that Thomas. If we add 22 and 9, we get that:

Sam got $31 in tips.

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