Question

Tanisha is a waitress at a restaurant. Each day she works, Tanisha will make a guaranteed wage of $40, however the additional amount that Tanisha earns from tips depends on the number of tables she waits on that day. From past experience, Tanisha noticed that she will get about $14 in tips for each table she waits on. How much would Tanisha expect to earn in a day on which she waits on 10 tables? How much would Tanisha expect to make in a day when waiting on tt tables?
Answer
Attempt 1 out of 2

Total earnings with 10 tables:
Total Earnings with tt tables:

Answer 1

To calculate Tanisha's total earnings, we start with her guaranteed wage and the tips she earns from waiting on tables.

1. **Guaranteed Wage:** $40
2. **Tips per Table:** $14

To find out her total earnings in a day while waiting on 10 tables, we can use the following formula:

\[
\text{Total Earnings} = \text{Guaranteed Wage} + (\text{Tips per Table} \times \text{Number of Tables})
\]

### For 10 Tables:
- Guaranteed Wage: $40
- Tips for 10 Tables: \(14 \times 10 = 140\)

So, her total earnings when waiting on 10 tables would be:

\[
\text{Total Earnings with 10 tables} = 40 + 140 = 180
\]

### General Case for tt Tables:
Let \( tt \) represent the number of tables she waits on. The formula for total earnings will be:

\[
\text{Total Earnings with tt tables} = 40 + (14 \times tt)
\]

### Summary:
- **Total earnings with 10 tables:** $180
- **Total earnings with tt tables:** \( 40 + 14 \times tt \)