Question 827556: A group of 5 people equally share the cost of a meal, including tax and tip. The price of the meal equals m. Tax is 7% of the meal's price and the tip will be 15% of the meal's price. What is each person's share of the total cost of the meal?
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Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)   (Show Source):
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( m + 0.07m + 0.15m ) / 5
m( 1 + 0.07 + 0.15 ) / 5
0.244m
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552)  (Show Source):
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A group of 5 people equally share the cost of a meal, including tax and tip. The price of the meal equals m. Tax is 7% of the meal's price and the tip will be 15% of the meal's price. What is each person's share of the total cost of the meal?
Meal, including tax: 1.07m
Tip, based on meal price: .15m
Total cost of meal: 1.07m + .15m = 1.22m
Each person's share:  , or 
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