document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=65488>Question 65488</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (58) 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( "(38) A survey of 400 people found that 66 were left-handed. What percent  of those surveyed were left-handed? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the cost of the meal.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+0.15x=65.32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.15x=65.32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$56.80 (Cost of the meal before the tip was added)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(38) A survey of 400 people found that 66 were left-handed. What percent of those surveyed were left-handed?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "66/400 = 0.165 = 16.5% were left-handed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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