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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Meal, including tax:       1.07m
Tip, based on meal price:  .15m
Total cost of meal:        1.07m + .15m = 1.22m

Each person's share:       {{{1.22m/5}}}, or {{{highlight_green(.244m)}}}
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