45, right? 300 plus the 15 percent which is .15, so we multiply that to 300 and we get 45. So in total they paid 345. Was Jerry Tom's snack?
Set up a new equation of 5x=4x+24 and solve it should be x=24
4.5 is the answer (which may be $4.50 since we are speaking in terms of money)
Answer: The answer is 3.77.
Explanation: Since 0.10 is 10 times smaller than 1, we know that if we divide 37.7 by 10, we will get the same answer as 0.10 x 37.7.