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Question

at alice`s restaurant the waiters are paid twice as much per hour as the busboys and the busboys are paid twice as much per hour as the diswashers if there are 8 waiters,4 busboys,and 3 dishwashers at the restaurant,and the diswashers are paid x dollars per hour,which of the following algebraic functions can be used to calculate the tatal payroll for the restaurant?

Answer 1

Let's define:
w - wage of waiters
b - wage of busboys
d - wage of dishwashers

From the problem we know that

w = 2*b, b = 2*d, d = x =>

w = 2*b = 2*2*x = 4*x
b = 2*d = 2*x
d = x

The total payroll is the sum of the numbers of each class of workers multiplied by their wage:
P = 8*w + 4*b + 3*d = 8*(4*x) + 4*(2*x) + 3*x =
= 32*x + 8*x + 3*x = 43*x

Answer 2

dishwashersare paid x dollars per hour,the the busboys are paid 2x dollars /hour and the waiters are paid 4x dollars /hourás there are 3 dishwashers,4busboysand8 waiters, the required function ywhich represents the payroll of the restaurant/hour is:
y=3x+4*2x+8*4x
=43x dollars answer.

Answer 3

Given:dishwashers are paid x dollars per hour.
Then busboys are paid 2x dollars per hour
Waiters are paid 4x dollars per hour.
There are 8 waiters, 4 busboys and 3 dishwashers.
Hence 8 waiters receive 8*4x dollars = 32x dollars.
4 busboys receive 4*2x dollars = 8x dollars
3 dishwashers receive 3x dollars.

Answer 4

Extremely simple.

x= dishwasher's pay per hour
then 2x = busboy's pay per hour
then 4x = waiter's pay per hour

Then total pay for entire staff is 3x + 4(2x) + 8(4x) = P

and P = 43x

Answer 5

If one of the possible answers is 43x per hour then I think thats the right one. Then again I did fail algebra rather badly. Maths should be for numbers and literature for letters. No good can ever come from mixing the two!

Answer 6

32x = waiters pay per hour
8x = busboys pay per hour
3x = dishwashers pay per hour

pay roll = 43x dollars per hour

Answer 7

Anyone who has seen the original movie knows that Alice did all the work.

Answer 8

dishwashers are paid=x
busboys are paid=2x
waiters are paid=4x

8(4x) + 4(2x) + 3(x)=p
=>p=43x

Answer 9

8(4x)+4(2x)+3x