Question

Alyssa is a waitress at a restaurant. Each day she works, Alyssa will make a

guaranteed wage of $20, however the additional amount that Alyssa earns from tips
depends on the number of tables she waits on that day. From past experience, Alyssa
noticed that she will get about $15 in tips for each table she waits on. How much
would Alyssa expect to earn in a day on which she waits on 10 tables? How much
would Alyssa expect to make in a day when waiting on t tables?
Earnings for 10 tables:
Earnings for t tables:

Answer 1

$170

20+15t

Explanation:

she already makes $20 in a day and then you add the 10 times $15 in tips which makes 170.

for the equation, she makes 20 so you add it to 15 times t which is the hypothetical number of tables