document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=33509>Question 33509</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the total bill at a restaurant, including a 15% tip, is $65.32, what was the cost of the meal alone?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #19883 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mszlmb><B>mszlmb(115)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mszlmb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mszlmb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=19883\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> well $65.32 is the price (X), plus 15% of the price.  To say 15% of is the same as to say '.15 times', so 65.32 is X+.15X.  therefore, 115%X=65.32; or 1.15X=65.32 . divide both sides by 1.15, and you get 56.8 .  The actual price, without the 15% tip, is $56 and 80 cents (because 56.8=56.80).<BR>\n" );
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