Mary earns $6 per hour as a waitress. Last week she took home her regular earnings of $6 per hour plus $185 in tips for a total

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Yakvenalex [24]

3 years ago

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Mary earns $6 per hour as a waitress. Last week she took home her regular earnings of $6 per hour plus $185 in tips for a total

of $317. How many hours did Mary work last week?

Mathematics

1 answer:

Daniel [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-29T09:59:09+03:00

Daniel [21]3 years ago

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Mary worked 22 hours.

To solve first you would subtract the amount she made in tips from her total earnings (317-185)
= 132
Then you divide that answer by her hourly salary of $6 (132/6)
=22