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Your family decides to go out to dinner to celebrate your brothers graduationfrom high school. The family's meal cost $75. Your waitress did a great job andyour parents decide to leave her a 20% tip. How much tip money should yourparents leave her if they leave her 20%? And what is the total cost of the meal? *

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$75 -----> 100%

x ---------> 20%


\begin{gathered} x*100=75*20 \\ 100x=1500 \\ (100x)/(100)=(1500)/(100) \\ x=15 \end{gathered}

asnwer 1: they leave her $ 15

answer 2: the total cost of the meal is


75+15=90

$ 90

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