Question

20 POINTS N BRAINLIEST!!16.Alun has a part-time job working as a bus boy at a
local restaurant. He earns $34 a night plus 5% of
the tips.
a) Write an equation for Alun's total earnings,
E dollars, when the tips are t dollars.
b) What will Alun earn when the tips are $400?
Explain your strategy.
c) What were the nightly tips when Alun earned
$64? Explain your strategy.

Answer 1

Answer:

a)E=.05t +34

b)$54

c)$600

Step-by-step explanation:

a) he gets 5% of tips out of all tips people gave to the restaurant , 5% --> .05 (as a decimal) --> this is "t"

he earns an extra $34 a night of work. --> this is the constant

E= --> the total earned that night

E=.05t +34

b) simply plug in the total tip into the equation

E=.05(400) + 34

E=$54

--> he earned $54 that night

c) since we are given the total earned that night, we now plug in for y. in this case we plug "$64" for y

we find t, which is tip the restaurant was given

--> 64 = .05t +34

-34. -34

30= .05t ---> divide by .05 each side

t= $600

the restaurant was tiped 600 dollars and Alun was paid 64 dollars that night of work

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