Question

Sometimes people earn a regular amount of pay in addition to their commission! In this problem, Nick earns 15% in tips, but he also gets paid $75 each weekend.

A. Nick served $675 worth of meals last weekend. How much did he earn just in tips if he received 15%?
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101.25
B. Nick also gets paid $75 to work each weekend. How much did he earn in total last weekend?

Answer 1

Nick earned $101.25 just in tips by serving $675 worth of meals with a 15% tip rate. His total earnings for the weekend were $176.25 when we include his regular pay of $75.

Step-by-step explanation:

To answer part A, we need to calculate Nick's earnings just from tips for serving $675 worth of meals.

• First, convert the tip percentage to a decimal: 15% becomes 0.15.
• Next, multiply the total amount of meals by the decimal tip rate: $675 * 0.15 = $101.25.

For part B, we add Nick's regular pay to the amount earned in tips:

• Total earned just in tips: $101.25.
• Total regular pay for the weekend: $75.
• Adding both amounts gives us the total earnings: $101.25 + $75 = $176.25.