The Andersons went to dinner at the Olive Garden. It their dinner cost $42.95 and they left a 15% tip for their server, how much did they pay altogether?
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See a solution process below:
Explanation:
We can write a formula to solve this problem as:
Where:
Substituting and calculating for
The Andersons altogether paid $49.39
$49.39
Explanation:
First, we need to find the tip.
Next, we add the tip to the total.
Lastly, we round it off, because who would want to pay a quarter of a cent, right?
which gives you $49.39.
Alternatively, you could add 100% (the cost of the meal was 100% of 42.95) to the 15% which gives you 115%.
Then you take