Working as a waiter michael earns $6.50 per hour plus tips last night he received $38.50 in tips and earned a total of $74.25 how many hours did michael work

Michael worked for 5.5 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

Total money earned = $74.25  

Money Earned in tips = $38.50

Cost per hour = $6.50

Let number of hours he worked be x.

We need to find total hours he worked.

It can be find by;

Total money he earned is equal to Cost per hour multiplied by number of hours he worked plus money earned in tips.

Hence;

Cost per hour × number of hours he worked + Money Earned in tips = Total money earned

Computing in mathematical form we get;

Hence Micheal worked for 5.5 hours.

the balance is found at the link

step-by-step explanation:

$3720

step-by-step explanation:

taxable income = $31000

as per the 2018-2019 us tax bracket, the tax rate is 12% for an individual whose taxable income is between $9,526 to $38,700.

so, the tax to be paid by him = 12% of 31000

= 0.12 * 31000     [12% converted to decimal as 0.12]

= $3720