Yasmine works as a server in a restaurant and earns different amounts in tips each night. Her mean earnings in tips over the course of 8 nights of work is $46. Following is a list of her tip earnings, with one missing: $35.80, $79.60, $38.10, $20.50, $10.45, $96.78, $45.90, _____ What is the value of the missing tip earnings?(1 point) The value of the missing tip earnings is $

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To find the missing tip earnings, we first need to calculate the total amount of tips Yasmine earned over the 8 nights, given that her mean earnings were $46.

The mean (average) is calculated by dividing the total earnings by the number of nights (8). Therefore, we can set up the equation:

\[ \text{Total Tips} = \text{Mean} \times \text{Number of Nights} = 46 \times 8 = 368 \]

Now, we can sum the known tip earnings:

  • $35.80
  • $79.60
  • $38.10
  • $20.50
  • $10.45
  • $96.78
  • $45.90

Adding these amounts together:

\[ 35.80 + 79.60 + 38.10 + 20.50 + 10.45 + 96.78 + 45.90 = 326.13 \]

Now, to find the missing tip amount, we will subtract the sum of the known tips from the total required tips:

\[ \text{Missing Tip} = \text{Total Tips} - \text{Sum of Known Tips} \] \[ \text{Missing Tip} = 368 - 326.13 = 41.87 \]

Thus, the value of the missing tip earnings is $41.87.