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Mason gave the waiter a $14.58 tip, which was 15 percent of the dinner bill. What was the amount of the dinner bill before he added the tip?
A.$9.72
B.$21.87
C.$97.20
D.$218.70


Sagot :

the answer is :

the amount of the bill before the tip = 14.58 *100 /15 =  97.20 $

Answer:

C. $97.20

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the dinner bill be $x.

The tip given to the waiter is $14.58.

Also, it is given that the tip is 15% of the tip.

Thus we get the relation 15% of x = 14.58

i.e. 0.15x = 14.58

i.e. [tex]x=\frac{14.58}{0.15}[/tex]

i.e. x = 97.20

Hence, the amount of dinner bill before the tip is added is given by $97.20