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At dinner the meals total bill is $42. Find the amount of the dinner with a 20% tip added to the total

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Answer:

Use percent porportion


(42)/(100 ) = \frac{20}{100

User Greg Brodzik
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Answer: $50.40

Step-by-step explanation:

$42.00 / 100(%) = $0.42

$0.42 x 20(%) = $8.4

$42 + $8.40 = $50.40

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