SOLUTION: your friend works as a waitress at alocal resturaunt. her income consists of an hourly wage plus tips. on wednesday your friend earned $25 in tips over a 5 hour period. on friday y

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Question 225408: your friend works as a waitress at alocal resturaunt. her income consists of an hourly wage plus tips. on wednesday your friend earned $25 in tips over a 5 hour period. on friday your friend earned $30.76 in tips over a 3 hour period. how much is your friends hourly wage if your friend earned the same amount of money on wed. as on friday
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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25+5x=30.76+3x
2x=5.76
x=$2.88 per hr