Susan is waitress at the country club restaurant. She receives an automatic tip of 15% which is added to the members check for the meal. If she earns $2.5 an hour, works 20 hours this week and has served meals costing $325, what is her gross pay?

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Bruce Combs

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5 July, 14:39

Susan is waitress at the country club restaurant. She receives an automatic tip of 15% which is added to the members check for the meal. If she earns $2.5 an hour, works 20 hours this week and has served meals costing $325, what is her gross pay?

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Dangelo Ramirez · Answer 1

She works 20 hours this week. She makes $2.5 an hour. That equals $50 total for the week.

She has served meals costing $325 and she receives tip of 15%. 15% of 325 is 0.15 * 325 or 48.75

50 + 48.75 = 98.75 Gross Pay