Answer: 16 hours
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Carla earns [tex]\$5[/tex] for each hour she works
Last week she earned $148 total including [tex]\$68[/tex] tip
So, the sum of hourly income and must be equal to the total money earned
Suppose she works for [tex]x[/tex] hours
[tex]\Rightarrow 5x+68=148[/tex]
[tex]\Rightarrow 5x=148-68\\\Rightarrow 5x=80\\\Rightarrow x=16\ \text{hours}[/tex]
Thus, she works 16 hours last week