An employee makes an hourly rate plus any tips they earn. This tip employee made a total of $400 by working 28 hours last week. If $253 of their total earnings was their tips, what is their hourly rate

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Subtract the tips from total earned:

400-253 = 147

Now Divide by hours worked:

147/28 = 5.25

Hourly rate is $5.25

Sudhir Sinha answered Feb 27, 2023

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