At the end of a dinner shift, three employees earn a total of $214.80 in tips. How much does each receive if they split the tips evenly?

To determine how much each employee receives when the total tips of $214.80 are split evenly among three employees, you need to divide the total amount by the number of employees.

Starting with the total tips of $214.80, you divide this by 3:

[

\text{Amount per employee} = \frac{214.80}{3}

]

Performing the division:

1. First, notice that 3 goes into 21 seven times (3 x 7 = 21).

2. This leaves you with 0, and you bring down the next digit, which is 4.

3. 3 goes into 4 one time (3 x 1 = 3), leaving you with 1, and you bring down the next digit, 8.

4. 3 goes into 18 six times (3 x 6 = 18), leaving you with 0.

Thus,

[

214.80 \div 3 = 71.60

]

So, each employee receives $71.60. This division accurately reflects the even split of tips among the three employees, confirming that the correct answer is indeed $71.60.