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21 July, 18:00

Fred earns $6.50 an hour, plus tips, as a waiter. Suppose he works 26 hours in a week. How much money must he receive in tips to earn at least $229 that week?

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  1. 21 July, 18:47
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    Fred's total earning is the sum of its wage and the tips. Let x be the amount he must receive in tips. This value should be equal or greater than 229. The inequality that represents this is,

    ($6.5) (26) + x ≥ 229

    The value of x is 60. Therefore he must receive at least $60 as tips.
  2. 21 July, 19:39
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    To solve this problem, we set up an equation for the problem statement. We let x as the number of hours Fred works and y as the tips he earned. The equation would be:

    6.50x + y = 229

    Since we are given the number of hours he worked which is 26 hours. Therefore, we can solve for the tip he should earn.

    6.50 (26) + y = 229

    y = 60
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