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The total bill for a restaurant meal, including 8% tax and 15% tip(both based on only the cost of the meal), was $79.74. What was the cost of the meal?
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let 'x' represent the cost of the meal, then '0.08x' represents the tax and '0.15x' represents the tip
79.74 = x + 0.08x + 0.15x
solving for 'x' we have x=64.829
the cost of the meal was $64.83