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$39 pizza order with a 15% tipIs my answer correct?

$39 pizza order with a 15% tipIs my answer correct?-example-1
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User Rzajac
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Answer:

44.90 gotta round the the nearest cent

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User Lodlock
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The total cost is the sum of the pizza and the tip. The value of the tip is 15% of the cost of the pizza. Percentage is expressed in terms of 100. The value would be

15/100 * 39 = 5.85

The total cost would be

39 + 5.85 = 44.85

Rounding to the nearest cent, it becomes $44.90

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