SOLUTION: rajah earns an hourly wage plus tips. one week he worked 12hrs and made a total of $117. The next week he worked 10hrs and earned the same amount in tips as the week before, for a

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Question 839305: rajah earns an hourly wage plus tips. one week he worked 12hrs and made a total of $117. The next week he worked 10hrs and earned the same amount in tips as the week before, for a total of $110. What is Rajah hourly wage?
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one week he worked 12hrs and made a total of $117 with tips
The next week he worked 10hrs and earned the same amount in tips as the week before, for a total of $110.
What is Rajah hourly wagehighlight_green%28x%29?
12x+%2B+tips+=+117
10x+%2B+tips+=+110 |Subtracting 2nd from 1st EQ
2x = 7
x = $3.50, Rajah's hourly wage Note: tips each week were $75