SOLUTION: You have $70 to spend at dinner. You buy 3 Drinks for $6.75 each, a salad for $4.25 and some appetizers for $5.75 each. If tax is 6.5% and tip is 20% how many appetizers can you bu

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Question 1078957: You have $70 to spend at dinner. You buy 3 Drinks for $6.75 each, a salad for $4.25 and some appetizers for $5.75 each. If tax is 6.5% and tip is 20% how many appetizers can you buy?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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$70 to spend:
3 drinks @6.75/each=20.25
1 salad @4.25=4.25
Since you have $70, then your dinner can cost no more than:
x(1.065)(1.2)=1.278x
1.278x=70
x=54.77 to spend on dinner
54.77-20.25-4.25=30.27 to spend on appetizers
30.27/5.75=5.26, or about 5 appetizers. ☺☺☺☺