document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=40810>Question 40810</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Walter ia a waiter. he earns a daily wage of $50, plus tips that are equal to 15% of the total dinners he serves. what was the total cost of the dinners he served if he earned $170 on tuesday? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let total cost of the dinners be \"x\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " The waiter's earnings will be 50+0.15x = 170<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.15x=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x=12000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$800 (total cost of the dinners)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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