SOLUTION: Business and finance. If the total bill at a restaurant, including a 15% tip, is
$65.32, what was the cost of the meal alone?
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Question 95028: Business and finance. If the total bill at a restaurant, including a 15% tip, is
$65.32, what was the cost of the meal alone?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the total bill at a restaurant, including a 15% tip, is
$65.32, what was the cost of the meal alone?
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Let x = cost of the meal; tip would be .15x
x + .15x = 65.32
1.15x = 65.32
x = 65.32/1.15
x = $56.80
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Check solution:
56.80 + .15(56.80) = 65.32
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