SOLUTION: Working as a a waiter, Tom made $157.50 in tips. Assuming that every customer tipped 15% of the cost of the meal, find the cost of all the meals that Tom served.

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Question 761925: Working as a a waiter, Tom made $157.50 in tips. Assuming that every customer tipped 15% of the cost of the meal, find the cost of all the meals that Tom served.
Found 2 solutions by Cromlix, MathTherapy:
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
15% of $157.50 = $23.63
$157.50 - $23.63 = $133.87
So, $133.87 is the cost of all the meals.
Hope this helps.
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Working as a a waiter, Tom made $157.50 in tips. Assuming that every customer tipped 15% of the cost of the meal, find the cost of all the meals that Tom served.

Cost of meals = 157.5%2F.15, or $highlight_green%281050%29

You can do the check!!

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