59pounds * 5days = 295pounds
6.95pounds * 3breakfasts = 20.85pounds
12.50pounds * 1eveningmeal = 12.50pounds
295pounds + 20.85pounds + 12.50pounds = 328.35pounds
Wrote out the units just for clarity! Liz payed 328.25 pounds altogether.
So first you figure out what 25% of $40.00 is whitch would be $30.00. Then what i think you would do next is add 6% of the cost of the dress. 6% of $30.00 is $1.80. so $30.00 + $1.80 = $31.80 dollors for the dress.
First, square both sides. This will cancel out the radical.

(a^2 = b + 6)
Then subtract 6 from both sides
b = a^2 - 6