SOLUTION: A couple does not wish to spend more than $80 for dinner at a restaurant. If a sales tax of 8% is added to the bill and they plan to tip 15% after the tax has been added, what is t
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Question 766663: A couple does not wish to spend more than $80 for dinner at a restaurant. If a sales tax of 8% is added to the bill and they plan to tip 15% after the tax has been added, what is the most they can spend for the meal? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
80/1.15=69.57
69.57/1.08=$64.41
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