SOLUTION: I am trying to create an equation to determine the answer for the following percentage problem: "A customer at a restaurant gave the cashier a 20% tip. The total amount the cus

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Question 1183186: I am trying to create an equation to determine the answer for the following percentage problem:
"A customer at a restaurant gave the cashier a 20% tip. The total amount the customer paid was $120.00. What was the original amount of the food?"
Answer by ikleyn(52884) About Me  (Show Source):
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The equation is 


    x + 0.2x = 120  dollars,

or

    1.2x = 120


with the solution


    x = 120%2F1.2 = 100  dollars.    ANSWER

Solved.