Question

Serenity is a waitress at a restaurant. Each day she works, Serenity will make a

guaranteed wage of $20, however the additional amount that Serenity earns from tips
depends on the number of tables she waits on that day. From past experience,
Serenity noticed that she will get about $13 in tips for each table she waits on. How
much would Serenity expect to earn in a day on which she waits on 19 tables? How
much would Serenity expect to make in a day when waiting on t tables?

Answer 1

19 tables, f(19) = $280

1 table, f(1) = $33

Explanation:

Let f(x) be the money Serenity makes each day, where x is the number of tables she serves.

Her saily income includes a fixed injcome of $20/day, plus $13/table in tips.

We can write f(x) = $20 + $13x

When x = 19, f(19) = $280

When x = 1, f(1) = $33