Brendan makes $6/hour as a waiter. He's scheduled for 2 8-hour shifts and 1 12-hour shift this week. He also makes an average of $12 in tips each hour. Brendan is supposed to pay 20% of his income in taxes, but he only reports 1/3rd of his tips to the IRS. How much money does Brendan pay in taxes each week?
How many hours does Brendan work in the 8-hour shifts? ** First find the total number of hours Brendan works for the 8-hour shifts: 2 shifts * 8 hours/shift = <<2*8=16>>16 hours
How many hours does Brendan work in total? ** Then find the total number of hours Brendan works by adding those hours to the 12-hour shift: 16 hours + 12 hours = <<16+12=28>>28 hours
How much money does Brendan make in total? ** Now find Brendan's total wage earnings by multiplying his $6/hour wage by the number of hours he works: $6/hour * 28 hours = $<<6*28=168>>168/week
How much money does Brendan make in tips? ** Now figure out how much Brendan makes in tips by multiplying the number of hours he works by the amount of tips he makes per hour: $12/hour * 28 hours/week = $<<12*28=336>>336/week
How much money does Brendan report to the IRS? ** Now divide that number by 3, since Brendan only reports a third of his tips: $336/week / 3 = $<<336/3=112>>112/week
How much money does Brendan report to the IRS? ** Now add Brendan's wage earnings to that number to find how much income he reports to the IRS each week: $168/week + $112/week = $<<168+112=280>>280/week
How much money does Brendan pay in taxes each week? ** Finally, multiply Brendan's reported income by his tax rate to find how much he pays in taxes each week: $280/week * .2 = $<<280*.2=56>>56/week
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