Abby and her friends just dined at a restaurant and left a tip of $14.25, which was equal to exactly 20% of the total bill. What was the total bill in dollars? Round your answer to two decimal places.

Answer 1

To find the total bill, let's assume the total bill to be the unknown x. Knowing that Abby paid 20% of the total bill, which amounted to $14.25, we can write an equation to describe this scenario as:

20% * x = 14.25

0.2 * x = 14.25 (converted 20% to it's decimal form by dividing 20 by 100 which is 0.2)

Now we can solve for x by dividing both sides by 0.2, which gives:

x = 14.25/0.2

x= 71.25

Thus, the total bill was $71.25

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Let x = the total bill

0.20x = 14.35

x = 14.35/0.20 = $71.75