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A waitress earned $73 for 6 hours of work. The total included $46 in tips. What was her hourly wage? (Show Work) ...?

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cross multiply dude money over money and x over hours
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Since the waitress earned $73 together with the bonus, let's subtract it first to get the total wage for her 6 hours of work, so 73 - 46 = $27. After getting the total hourly wage, divide it at the number of hours worked which is 6 so 27 / 6 = $4.5 per hour.



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