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To calculate: The cost of dinner without tip.
Answer to Problem 37STP
The cost of dinner alone without the tip is $38.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:The total cost of dinner including 15% tip was $43.70.
Calculation:
Let the cost of dinner alone without the tip be $ x .
The tip is 15% of the cost of dinner.
15% of x is
Total cost of dinner including tip
Total cost of dinner including tip given $43.70.
We can write,
Option A is correct.
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