Question

Samantha is a waitress and earns a weekly paycheck of $350 plus any tips she earns throughout the week. One week, Samantha noticed that she earned about $12 in tips each hour.

Answer 1

If Samantha earned about $12 in tips each hour, and assuming she worked for 8 hours a day for 5 days (a typical workweek), then her tips for the week would be:

$12 per hour x 8 hours per day = $96 per day
$96 per day x 5 days = $480 for the week

So, Samantha's total earnings for the week would be:

$350 weekly paycheck + $480 in tips = $830