Question

Ingrid Kuper, a waitress, earns $8.15 per hour, plus tips. This week, she worked 35 hours and received $198.50 in tips. What were her weekly wages?$483.75$476.55$465.12$454.07None of these choices are correct.

Answer 1

The weekly wages earned was $483.75

Here, we want to calculate the amount wages earned in that particular week

From the question, she earns $8.15 per hour

So for 35 hours workrd, the amount earned would be 35 * $8.15 = $285.25

Now, by adding the amount of tips, the total wages earned for that week would be;

$285.25 + $198.50 = $483.75