Jess gave her nail technician a $4.80 tip. The tip was 16% of the cost of the manicure. Write an equation to find b, the cost of the manicure.

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Michael Conlen · Answer 1 · 2020-06-21T17:52:20+0000

Answer: The equation is B = $4.80 / .16

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In order to calculate the cost of the purchase you must divide the amount of sales tax by the sales tax rate. The correct formula for this question is B = $4.80 / .16.

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