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John went to a restaurant for dinner. The cost of a meal was $25.00 with a discount of $2.00. If the total billincludes a 7% sales tax and a 15% tip, what is the discount percent? After the discount, what is the total billincluding the tax and the tip? Enter your answers in the boxes below.HELP

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Given:

Cost of meal = $25.00

Discount = $2.00

Sales tax = 7%

Tip = 15%

Let's find the total bill including the tax and the tip.

First find the cost of the meal after discount.

Cost after discount = $25.00 - $2.00 = $23.00

To find the discount percent, we have:


\begin{gathered} \text{ Discount percent = }(2.00)/(25.00)\ast(100)/(1) \\ \\ \text{ Discount percent = }0.08\ast100=\text{ 8\%} \end{gathered}

The discount percent is 8%

The total bill after discount which includes the sales tax and tip is:


\begin{gathered} Total=23(1+0.07+0.15) \\ \\ Total=23(1.22) \\ \\ =28.06 \end{gathered}

Therefore, the total bill including the tax and the tip after the discount is $28.06

ANSWER:

Discount percent = 8%

Total bill = $28.06

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