Question

1. a restaurant pays all of its servers by the hour. tyler earned $136 for 8 hours of work last week and got a 5% raise this week. what is tylers new hourly wage?

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate old hourly wage

$\text{Old wage} = \frac{\text{Total earnings}}{\text{Hours worked}} = \frac{136}{8} = 17$

Step2: Calculate 5% raise amount

$\text{Raise amount} = 17 \times 0.05 = 0.85$

Step3: Calculate new hourly wage

$\text{New wage} = 17 + 0.85 = 17.85$

Answer:

$\$17.85$