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A barber has 28 costomers and recives $64 in tips. The barber charges a flat rate for haircuts and makes a total of $456 including tips. How much money does the barber charge for each haircut

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Cost of each haircut[tex]=\$14[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let cost per customer haircut[tex]=\$x[/tex]

[tex]Cost\ of\ 28\ customers=Cost\ of\ 1\ customer\times total\ number\ of\ customers=28\times x=28x\\\\Total\ cost=Cost\ of\ haircuts+Tips=28x+64\\\\[/tex]

He makes total [tex]$456[/tex].

[tex]28x+64=456\\28x=456-64\\28x=392\\x=\frac{392}{28}\\x=14[/tex]

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