document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=737959>Question 737959</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The total for a meal including a 20% tip is $24.96. What was the price of the meal BEFORE the tip was added? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's set up an equation using x for the price of the meal as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + .20x = 24.96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms and divide by 1.20 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go. We know the price of the meal is $20.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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