A restaurant customer left a $3.50 as a tip. The tax on the meal was 7% and the tip was 20% of the cost including tax. (Complete

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2 years ago

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the next two questions) A) What piece of information is not needed to compute the bill after tax and tip? B) What was the total bill?

2 answers:

Maru [420] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-31T00:55:54+03:00

Maru [420]2 years ago

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Answer: 17.50

Step-by-step explanation:

20% of x = 3.50

(20/100) x = 3.50 Divide top and bottom of the left number by 20

(20÷20) / (100÷20) * x = 3.50

(1/5) x = 3.50 Multiply both sides by 5

x = 3.50 * 5

x = 17.50

The meal cost 17.50

zmey [24] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-31T02:42:28+03:00

zmey [24]2 years ago

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Answer:

A) "The tax on the meal was 7%" is not needed to compute the bill after tax and tip.

B) The total bill was $17.50

Step-by-step explanation: 3.50/.20=17.5