Question

A barber has 28 costomers and recives $64 in tips. The barber charges a flat rate for haircuts and makes a total of $456 including tips. How much money does the barber charge for each haircut

Answer 1

Answer:

Cost of each haircut$=\ 14$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let cost per customer haircut$=\ x$

$Cost\ of\ 28\ customers=Cost\ of\ 1\ customer\times total\ number\ of\ customers=28\times x=28x\\\\Total\ cost=Cost\ of\ haircuts+Tips=28x+64$

He makes total $456$.

$28x+64=456\\28x=456-64\\28x=392\\x=\frac{392}{28}\\x=14$