SOLUTION: At a restaurant, your total bill including tip was $49.50. If you tipped the server 15% of your original total, how much was your bill before adding the tip?

Question 659579: At a restaurant, your total bill including tip was $49.50. If you tipped the server 15% of your original total, how much was your bill before adding the tip?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, lynnlo:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
49.50/1.15=43.04
Answer by lynnlo(4176) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
$42.07
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