SOLUTION: When Bob's family went out to eat, they paid a total of $9.66 for the tax and tip. If the tax was $3.36 and the tip they left was 15% of the cost of the meal, write an equation to

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Question 487930: When Bob's family went out to eat, they paid a total of $9.66 for the tax and tip. If the tax was $3.36 and the tip they left was 15% of the cost of the meal, write an equation to find the cost of the mean, m.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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given:
The tip = +.15m+
The tax = +3.36+
+3.36+%2B+.15m+=+9.66+
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+.15m+=+9.66+-+3.36+
+m+=+6.30+%2F+.15+
+m+=+42+
The cost of the meal is $42