Question

You work in a restaurant. Your hourly wage is $5.25. One evening you work from 5:30 to 9:30 and make $34.20 altogether. How much do you make in tips that evening?

Your answer

Answer 1

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Answer:

$13.20

Explanation:

Working h hours and earning t in tips, your earnings (e) are ...

e = 5.25h +t

Solving for t, we get ...

t = e - 5.25h

Filling in the given values, we have ...

t = 34.20 -5.25(4) = 34.20 -21.00 = 13.20

You made $13.20 in tips that evening.