SOLUTION: Alice is paying her bill at a restaurant. The tax on the cost of the meal is 5%. She decides to leave a tip of 20% of the cost of the meal plus the tax. Write an expression for her

Question 1072664: Alice is paying her bill at a restaurant. The tax on the cost of the meal is 5%. She decides to leave a tip of 20% of the cost of the meal plus the tax. Write an expression for her total bill if the cost of her meal is m dollars. Write your answer in simplified form.
Answer by htmentor(1343) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Tax = t = 0.05m
Cost of the meal + tax = m + 0.05m = 1.05m
Tip = T = 0.20*1.05m = 0.21m
The total bill is the cost of the meal + tax + tip:
Total = 1.05m + 0.21m = 1.26m
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