An employee makes an hourly rate plus any tips they earn. this tip employee made a total of $400 by working 28 hours last week. if $253 of their total earnings was their tips, what is their hourly rate of pay? a. $5.25 b. $5.61 c. $8.82 d. $9.04

Hourly rate of pay is $5.25 .

Option (a) is correct .

Step-by-step explanation:

As given

An employee makes an hourly rate plus any tips they earn.

This tip employee made a total of $400 by working 28 hours last week.

If $253 of their total earnings was their tips .

Thus

Total hourly wage = Total wage - Tip amount

                               = $400 - $253

                               = $ 147

Thus

Hourly rate of pay = $5.25

Therefore hourly rate of pay is $5.25 .

Option (a) is correct .

i think it is c, not positive though

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