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Maria's dinner bill is $13.53 after tax. If she wants toleave a 15% tip, what will the total cost of thedinner be?

User Vondell
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Consider that the total expenditute made by Maria includes the cost (B) of the bill and the tip (T) paid for the dinner.

Given that the bill is $13.53, while the tip is 15% of the bill, the actual amount paid as tip is calculated as,


T=(15)/(100)*13.53=2.0295\approx2.03

Then the total cost (C) of the dinner is given as,


C=B+T=13.53+2.03=15.56

Thus, the dinner costs $15.56 to Maria.

User Mike Tommasi
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