Question

Carla Baker works two jobs. On her day job, she earns $17.55 per hour for a 40-hour work week. On her night job as a cab driver, she receives $9.95 per hour plus tips. Thisweek, she worked her regular 40 hours at the day job and 21 hours at her cab driver job. She received $205.56 in tips. What were her total weekly wages?$998.56$1,096.75$1,116.45$1,207.84None of these choices are correct.

Answer 1

We now that on her day job she earned in the week

`17.55\cdot40=702`

On her nigth job she earned in the week

`9.95\cdot21=208.95`

So, she earned in total

`702+208.95+205.50=1,116.45`

The answer is the third option 1,116.45.