adrianna hires a carpenter at a rate of $12 per hour to tile and carpet her apartment. it takes the carpenter 1 hour to finish 8 square feet. she decides to give him a 18% tip. how much will adrianna be paying the carpenter in total?
54. Adrianna hires a carpenter at a rate of 12 dollars per hours to tie and carpet her apartment
=> it takes the carpenter 1 hour to finish the 8 square feet
=> so that’s already 12 dollars
then she decided to give 18% tip.
=> 18% =.18
=> 12 dollars * .18
=> 2.16 dollars
Thus, she give 2.1 as a tip
=> 12 + 2.16 dollars
=> 14.16 = the total amount she paid to the carpenter.
