can someone help me work this problem out.
If a total bill at a restaurant, including a 15% tip, is $65.32, what was the cost of the meal alone?
$56.8
let x = cost of bill
Then x + 0.15x = 65.32
solve for x. $56.80 is correct from Angela.
Mike's family went out for dinner. The meals including tax cost $69.57. If they leave a 15% tip, how much money did they spend on dinner?
To find the cost of the meal alone, you can set up an equation. Let's call the cost of the meal "x".
Since the total bill, including the 15% tip, is $65.32, you can write the equation:
x + 0.15x = 65.32
To simplify, you can combine like terms:
1x + 0.15x = 65.32
Now you can solve for x:
1.15x = 65.32
Divide both sides of the equation by 1.15 to isolate x:
x = 65.32 / 1.15
Using a calculator, you can find that x is approximately equal to $56.80.
So, the cost of the meal alone is $56.80.