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Question 555545: Please help me fund the answer to this question : Describe and correct the error in finding the total cost of a $49 meal with 6% sales tax and an 18% tip.
Toatal Cost = 49 + (0.6 + 0.18)(49)
= 49 + (0.78)(49)
= $87.22
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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6% is .06, not .6; replace the .6 with .06 and simplify.