Asked by julie

An employee makes an hourly rate plus any tips they earn. This tip employee made a total of $400 by working 28 hours last week. If $253 of their total earnings was their tips, what is their hourly rate of pay?
a.
$5.25
b.
$5.61
c.
$8.82
d.
$9.04

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let h be the hourly rate. Then 28h + 253 = 400 → 28h = 147 → h = 147/28 = 5.25.

Answer: a. $5.25