document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=342315>Question 342315</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I figure out this word problem? \"A couple does not want to spend more than $90 dollars for dinner at a resturant. If the sales taxx of 5% is added to the bill and they plan to tip 15% after the tax has been added, what is the most the couple can spend?\"     I believe you need to set up a quadratic exation like 90 = .05x + .15(.05x)+ x but I'm not sure.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #244994 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=244994\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the bill be $x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sales tax = 5 % <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The bill with sales tax will be 1.05 x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15% tip on this value <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 1.15 * 1.05x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "=1.2075x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.2075x=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=90/1.2075<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x $ 74.54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The bill should not be more than $ 74.53<BR>\n" );
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