SOLUTION: A couple does not wish to spend more than $50 for dinner at a restaurant. If a sales tax of 7% is added to the bill and they plan to tip 20% after the tax has been added, what is t
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Question 764479: A couple does not wish to spend more than $50 for dinner at a restaurant. If a sales tax of 7% is added to the bill and they plan to tip 20% after the tax has been added, what is the most they can spend for the meal? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the bill for the meal
before the sales tax is added
----------------------------- = amount of bill
after the sales tax is added
------------------------------- = amount
they paid after including the tip
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Since $50 is the most they can spend,
$38.94 is the most expensive meal they can order
check:
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