document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=836211>Question 836211</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are at a restaurant and the total bill, including meal (food & tax) is $85.00. You left an 18.5% tip. How much was the meal?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I assume this is how much is the meal w/tax? Right? Because you can't know the rate of the tax from the information given.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$85.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-18.5 % ($15.73)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "equals <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$69.27paid for the meal including taxes </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #504029 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=504029\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are right! There is no way to tell the tax rate from the info given. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We also don't know if the tip is on the meal plus tax or just on the meal.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Very poorly written question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100.725 if we and 18.5% to the 85 dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The cost of the meal itself  will remain unknown but meal, tax and tip was $100.73 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I would have left $100 and be done with it. 18.5 % is too much of a tip anyways\r<BR>\n" );
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