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A restaurant bill of $25.44 is obtained by first adding 6% tax to the cost of the food and then adding a 20% tip to the result. What was the cost of the food in dollars?

 Nov 24, 2018
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Let x be the cost of the food. Then 1.2(1.06x)=25.44x=$20.

 Nov 24, 2018

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