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Find the total cost of a $32 Uber ride with a 15% tip. Round to the nearest cent when necessary. $36.40 $36.70 $36.20 $36.80

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First, we compute the cost of the tip. The tip cost is 15% of the Uber ride ($32), so it costs:


32\cdot(15)/(100)=4.8.

The total cost is the sum of the cost of the Uber ride ($32) and the cost of the tip ($4.8):


32+4.8=36.8.

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The total cost to the nearest cent is $36.80.

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