a restaurant automatically add an 18% tip to the bill. if the tip was $9, what was the bill before the tip was added, in dollars

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Lyrx [107]

3 years ago

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a restaurant automatically add an 18% tip to the bill. if the tip was $9, what was the bill before the tip was added, in dollars

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tekilochka [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-17T00:25:16+03:00

tekilochka [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

$50

Step-by-step explanation:

If the tip was $9, you can find the total price by <u>dividing</u> 9 by .18. .18 is 18% but as a decimal (move to the left two decimal places). 9/.18 = 50.

You can also check the answer by finding the 18% tip of $50. 50*.18=9.