Belinda’s mother took the family out to dinner. The food bill came to $72.00. The sales tax is 6% of the cost of food. As a tip, Belinda’s mother left 20% of the original food bill. What was her total cost?
Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Let x be amount of the food bill. x= 72
The problem can be written as x+ 6%(x)+20%(x)= ?
To find the value of the missing number, substitute the value x to the equation.
> x+ 6%(x)+20%(x)= ?
> 72+ 6%(72)+20%(72)= ?
> 72+ 4.32 + 14.4 = ?
> 90.72
Melinda's mother's total cost is $90.72 to pay for the food bill.