SOLUTION: The cost of a dinner and a dance is 2760 US dollars. If the dinner cost 16% more than the dance ticket. What is the cost of the dinner?

Question 1035998: The cost of a dinner and a dance is 2760 US dollars. If the dinner cost 16% more than the dance ticket. What is the cost of the dinner?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the cost of the dinner = x
The cost of the dance =
given:

and

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The cost of the dinner is $1,482.22
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check:

OK
Check my math!
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