document.write( "Question 21923: If the total bill at a restaurant, including a 15% tip, is $65.32, what was the cost of the mean alone?
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If the total bill at a restaurant, including a 15% tip,\r\n" );
document.write( "is $65.32, what was the cost of the mean alone? \r\n" );
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document.write( "Let $x = the cost of the meal, then\r\n" );
document.write( ".15x = the tip\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cost of meal + tip = $65.32\r\n" );
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document.write( "          x + .15x = 65.32\r\n" );
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document.write( "      1.00x + .15x = 65.32\r\n" );
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document.write( "             1.15x = 65.32\r\n" );
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document.write( "                 x = 65.32/1.15\r\n" );
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document.write( "                 x = 56.8 or $56.80\r\n" );
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