Question

Latanya was out at a restaurant for dinner when the bill came. Her dinner came to 16%. She wanted to leave a 24% tip. How much was her meal plus the meal plus the tip, before tax, in dollars and cents?

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

Let x be the cost of her meal.

The tip she wants to leave is 24% of x, which is 0.24x.

The total cost of the meal and tip is the sum of the cost of the meal and the tip:

x + 0.24x = 1.24x

We know that the cost of the meal is 16% of the total bill, so:

x + 0.24x = 1.16x

1.24x = 1.16x

0.08x = 0

x = 0 / 0.08

x = 0

Since x is 0, her meal cost nothing, and therefore the total cost of the meal, before tax, in dollars and cents, is 0. We can't calculate the total cost of the meal plus the tip without knowing the actual cost of the meal.

Answer 2

the cost of the mean was 16$

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

If the cost of the meal was $16, then the tip would be 24% of $16, which is:

0.24 * 16 = $3.84

The total cost of the meal plus the tip would be:

$16 (meal) + $3.84 (tip) = $19.84

So, the total cost of the meal plus the tip, before tax, was $19.84.