Winona has two jobs; one pays $10.00 per hour and the other pays $9.25 per hour plus an average of 70% of the hourly pay in tips and bonuses. Each pay
period, 20% of her total pay goes to taxes.
Part 1 of 2
(a) Write and simplify an equation that describes Winona's total take-home pay, P, in terms of the number of hours, x, worked at the first job and the
number of hours, y, worked at the second.
The total take-home pay from Winona's two jobs can be found using the equation
P=
Part 2 of 2
X
3
(b) If Winona is committed to work 30 hours per week at the first job, how many hours per week would she need to work at the second job if she needs
her biweekly take-home pay to be $800? Round the answer to one decimal place.
In order for her biweekly take-home pay to be $800, Winona needs to work
hours per week at her second job.
