Pete earns $8.50 per hour plus tips. On Tuesday, he received $16 in tips.
How many hours did Pete work if he earned a total of $50 on Tuesday?


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Answer:

Pete worked for 4 hours.

Step-by-step explanation:

If you subtract his tips from his overall total (50-16) you get 34. Now you divide what's left of his total by his hourly wage (34/8.5) which gets you 4.