Pete earns $8.50 per hour plus tips. On Tuesday, he received $16 in tips. How many hours did Pete work if he earned a total of $50 on

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Pete earns $8.50 per hour plus tips. On Tuesday, he received $16 in tips.
How many hours did Pete work if he earned a total of $50 on Tuesday?

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Sapo 5 years 2021-08-16T00:20:52+00:00 1 Answers 50 views 0

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    2021-08-16T00:22:23+00:00

    Answer:

    Pete worked for 4 hours.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    If you subtract his tips from his overall total (50-16) you get 34. Now you divide what’s left of his total by his hourly wage (34/8.5) which gets you 4.

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