Question

30 POINTS!!!!

Tom and Martin both worked 9 hours this week and sold $360 worth of meals. Their hourly wages are $2.15 and $2.50, respectively. In addition, Tom's percent of tips was 15% while Martin's was 20%. Who made the most money this week between Tom and Martin?

Answer 1

Answer: Tom made more money than Martin

Explanation:

Test results said this was the right answer

Answer 2

Given

Tom and Martin both worked 9 hours this week and sold $360 worth of meals

Tom's percent of tips was 15% while Martin's was 20%

Find out the most money this week between Tom and Martin

To proof

In this question take two cases

FIRST CASE

Martin worked 9 hours

sold worth of meals = $360

Martin's percent of tip = 20%

First convert 20% in decimal form

=
`(20)/(100)`

= 0.20

than the equation becomes

Martin makes money = 9 × 2.50 + 0.20 × 360

= 22.5 + 72

= $ 94.5

SECOND CASE

Tom worked 9 hours

Tom's percent of tips = 15%

sold worth of meals = $360

First 15 % is written in decimal form

=
`(15)/(100)`

= 0.15

than the equation becomes

Tom makes money = 9 × 2.15 + 0 .15× 360

= 19.35 + 54

= $ 73.35

Thus martin makes money is $94.5

Thus tom makes money is $73.35

Hence Martin makes more money than tom

Hence proved