Question

PLEASE HELP!! I tried everything.

I got answers $18.20 & $20


Chris Nazarro had total travel expenses of $872. His transportation cost was $136. The hotel cost was $210 and business materials cost $500. If his lunch cost 30% of his dinner, how much was dinner to the nearest cent?

Answer 1

Let x be the cost of dinner.
Then 0.3x is the cost of lunch.
Add up all the costs and set them equal to 872

136 + 210 + 500 + x + 0.3x = 872

Answer 2

846+ x + 0.3x=872

Answer 3

x+0.3x=26

Answer 4

so will both xs be added together making it 1.3?

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

then i divide that?

Answer 7

right

Answer 8

I get $20 /: thats how I did it the first time.

Answer 9

that's what I got. what are you supposed to get?

Answer 10

Oh wait. I just put in the answer as $20.00 and got it right i forgot the .00 thank you so much!

Answer 11

you're welcome