Question

i need help with the question shown can we hurry it up i have to finish by tonight

Answer 1

Answer

• Sloan: $40.8

Explanation

From the given hours, we have to homogenize the data, for example, all in decimals. Thus:

• Sam:

$7\cdot\frac{1}{2}=\frac{7\cdot2+1}{2}=\frac{14+1}{2}=\frac{15}{2}=7.50$

• Janet: 6.75

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• Sloan:

$4\cdot\frac{1}{4}=\frac{16+1}{4}=\frac{17}{4}=4.25$

• Harper

$6\cdot\frac{1}{2}=\frac{12+1}{2}=\frac{13}{2}=6.50$

Then, they earned $300 tips and they spent 20%. Therefore, we have to calculate the 80% that is left after the 20% spent:

$300\cdot0.80=240$

Finally, we have to calculate the proportion of each hour. The total hours are:

$7.50+6.75+4.25+6.50=25$

Then, we have to multiply this quantity times the proportion of Sloan:

$\frac{4.25}{25}=0.17\cdot240=40.8$