Question

Mariam is a waitress at a restaurant. Each day she works, Mariam will make a guaranteed wage of $30, however the additional amount that Mariam earns from tips depends on the number of tables she waits on that day. From past experience, Mariam noticed that she will get about $9 in tips for each table she waits on. How much would Mariam expect to earn in a day on which she waits on 19 tables? How much would Mariam expect to make in a day when waiting on t t tables?

Answer 1

19 tables = $201

t tables = 9t+30

Explanation:

the slope would be 9 because she gets $9 for each table (t), 30 would be the y-intercept because she will always get that amount each week.

Insert 19 to equation:

y(t) = 9(19) + 30

Solve:

201

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