SOLUTION: A friend takes you out to dinner, and you notice that they left a $4.50 tip. The friend tells you they left a 15% tip, so how much was the dinner? Construct an algebra equation whe

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Question 330178: A friend takes you out to dinner, and you notice that they left a $4.50 tip. The friend tells you they left a 15% tip, so how much was the dinner? Construct an algebra equation where “x” represents the cost of the meal, and solve for x.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the bill be x
15% tip
0.15x= 4.50
x= 4.50/0.15
x= $30