A waiter can find his/her gross pay for the week, with a 15% tip included, by using this formula:
Gross Pay = Hourly Wage·(Hours Worked) + (0.15)·(Cost of Meals)
Suppose that Tim worked 25 hours at $3.50 an hour and served $840 in meals. How much did she make that week?

Question

A waiter can find his/her gross pay for the week, with a 15% tip included, by using this formula: 
Gross Pay = Hourly Wage·(Hours Worked) + (0.15)·(Cost of Meals) 
Suppose that Tim worked 25 hours at $3.50 an hour and served $840 in meals.  How much did she make that week?

anonymous · Answer

Put the values you were given in where they belong:

Gross pay=3.50(25)+(.15)(840)

now solve for the gross pay