Waitress Pay: Candice Colton is a banquet waitress. She is paid $263 per hour plus 15% of the total cost of the food and beverages she serves during the banquet. If, during a 5 hour shift, Candice earns $400, What was the total cost of the food and beverages she served?

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dmezzullo · Answer

Ok so, 400 including the 263? or no

dmezzullo · Answer

@ikoreanx3

directrix · Answer

Is $263 per hour supposed to be $2.63 per hour?
I ask because if Candice works 5 hours at $263 per hour, she will earn 263*5 = $1,315. 

Then, this --> If, during a 5 hour shift, Candice earns $400 -- would not make sense because Candice would  have earned $1,315 before 15% of the food and beverage expenses were added.

anonymous · Answer

Yes, I think its 2.63

dmezzullo · Answer

I was confused about tht to

directrix · Answer

What I think might be the equation is this:

$2.63*5 + .15(FB) = $400 where FB is the cost of the food and beverages.

That would give the FB costs to be $2,579 which sounds high.

I wonder if the $400 total is supposed to be $40. Any ideas?

anonymous · Answer

I wrote down the problem exactly from the etext. And, I double checked now.It is written correctly...the problem. o:

directrix · Answer

Then, I think this would be the equation:

$2.63*5 + .15(FB) = $400

What do you think @dmezzullo

dmezzullo · Answer

Looks right to me @Directrix

dmezzullo · Answer

Tell us the answer and we will check it when u have it if u want @ikoreanx3

directrix · Answer

I posted this 5 or 6 "rectangles" up in the thread.

That would give the FB costs to be **$2,579** which sounds high.

directrix · Answer

I don't know the options.

anonymous · Answer

Unfortunately its not a multiple choice question. so I do not know the answer... should I just pick another question..

dmezzullo · Answer

How did u get over 2,500 dollars @Directrix from the 263 an hr instead of 2.63?

dmezzullo · Answer

@ikoreanx3 No giving up we will get u through this question

anonymous · Answer

Thank you T T

dmezzullo · Answer

All of us here believe u can do it so No giving up.

anonymous · Answer

I tried to follow Direct's equation..

directrix · Answer

I used this: "Yes, I think its 2.63" @ikoreanx3  wrote that above.

directrix · Answer

@ikoreanx3  What are the options? Maybe we can work backwards.

directrix · Answer

Ok so, 400 including the 263? or no

Here is an equation that ignores the 5 hours.

400 = 263 + .15x where x is the food and beverage costs

That renders $913.33 approx as the food and beverage costs.

anonymous · Answer

you mean 2.63? right..?

dmezzullo · Answer

Yes^

anonymous · Answer

maybe that could be it

directrix · Answer

Could you post a picture of the problem?

anonymous · Answer

I wish. but my laptop is broken and just ordered a new one yesterday it should come by tomorrow.

anonymous · Answer

so im on my smartphone and I see no option to attach a file.

directrix · Answer

Look on your smartphone and see what the answer options are.

dmezzullo · Answer

haha^

directrix · Answer

If we knew the options, we could figure out what the problem is.

anonymous · Answer

there is no answer options..

directrix · Answer

Okay. We'll work the problem as stated:

Waitress Pay: Candice Colton is a banquet waitress. She is paid $263 per hour plus 15% of the total cost of the food and beverages she serves during the banquet. If, during a 5 hour shift, Candice earns $400, What was the total cost of the food and beverages she served?

263*5 +.15x = 400 where x is the total cost of food and beverages served

x = - 6100 dollars which cannot be correct.