2. A restaurant employs five people. The two cooks work 36 hours each per week for R36 an hour, and the three waiters work 30 hours each per week for R28 an hour. What does the restaurant pay its five employees in total per week?

To determine the total weekly payment for all five employees at the restaurant, we'll break down the calculations for the cooks and the waiters separately and then sum them up. ### **1. Calculating Payment for the Cooks:** - **Number of Cooks:** 2 - **Hours Worked per Week (per cook):** 36 hours - **Hourly Rate:** R36 **Total Payment for Cooks:** \[ 2 \text{ cooks} \times 36 \text{ hours/week} \times R36/\text{hour} = 2 \times 36 \times 36 = R2,592 \] ### **2. Calculating Payment for the Waiters:** - **Number of Waiters:** 3 - **Hours Worked per Week (per waiter):** 30 hours - **Hourly Rate:** R28 **Total Payment for Waiters:** \[ 3 \text{ waiters} \times 30 \text{ hours/week} \times R28/\text{hour} = 3 \times 30 \times 28 = R2,520 \] ### **3. Total Payment for All Employees:** \[ R2,592 \ (\text{Cooks}) + R2,520 \ (\text{Waiters}) = R5,112 \] **Therefore, the restaurant pays its five employees a total of R5,112 per week.**