A waitress earned $73 for 6 hours of work. $46 of the total money she earned was made from tips. what was her hourly wage

First, you know that she earned a total of 73 dollars for 6 hours of work and how 46 dollars was from tips. So what you do first is to subtract 46 from 73 leaving you 27. Since she worked 6 hours, you would have to divide that with 27. 27 divided by 6 is 4.5 The waitress earns $4.50 for her hourly wage.