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Karen pays $487.56 for a company luncheon. This included a 16% gratuity. Karen needs to report the cost of the lunch without the gratuity to receive a reimbursement from her manager. How much was the cost of the luncheon without the gratuity?

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User Kameisha
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Answer: $409.55

Explanation:

100% - 16% = 84%

84% of 487.56 = 409.5504.

Round to nearest hundredth.

$409.55

User Sagrario
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