Jerry King is a server in a restaurant that pays a salary of $22 per day. He also averages tips of 18% of his total gross food orders. Last week he worked 6 days and had total food orders of $2,766.50. What was his total gross pay for the week?
GP = 22/day*6days + 0.18*2766.50 =
To find Jerry King's total gross pay for the week, we need to calculate his salary and tips separately and then sum them up.
Step 1: Calculate Jerry's salary:
Jerry's salary per day is $22, and he worked 6 days last week.
Salary = $22/day * 6 days = $<<22*6=132>>132
Step 2: Calculate Jerry's tips:
Jerry's tips are 18% of his total gross food orders, which were $2,766.50.
Tips = 18% * $2,766.50 = 0.18 * $2,766.50 = $<<0.18*2766.50=498.57>>498.57
Step 3: Calculate Jerry's total gross pay:
Total Gross Pay = Salary + Tips
Total Gross Pay = $132 + $498.57 = $<<132+498.57=630.57>>630.57
Therefore, Jerry King's total gross pay for the week was $630.57.
To find Jerry King's total gross pay for the week, we need to calculate his salary and tips separately and then add them together.
First, let's calculate his salary. We know that he is paid a salary of $22 per day, and he worked for 6 days. So, his salary for the week would be:
Salary = $22/day * 6 days = $132
Next, let's calculate his tips. We are given that he averages tips of 18% of his total gross food orders. Last week, his total food orders were $2,766.50. To calculate his tips, we multiply the total food orders by the tip percentage:
Tips = 18% * $2,766.50 = 0.18 * $2,766.50 = $498.57
Finally, to find Jerry King's total gross pay for the week, we add his salary and tips together:
Total Gross Pay = Salary + Tips = $132 + $498.57 = $630.57
Therefore, Jerry King's total gross pay for the week is $630.57.