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Fatima went to dinner with her parents and spent 12$ in tax.If tax is 8% of the total cost how much was the original bill

User Kenitech
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Answer:

$150

Explanation:

12/8 to find how much one percent would be and then multiply the quotient by 100 to find out how much 100% of the original bill was

(12/8) * 100 = 150

User XGouchet
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Answer:

0.96 is the original bill

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