A restaurant charges an automatic gratuity of 18% on tables with more than 6 people. A party of 8 had a bill of p. Which expression can be used to find the total cost of the meal with the gratuity?

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jhonyy9 · Answer

@Foxgirl0918 step by step please - how you get this result ?

Mercury · Answer

since the party is more than 6, they'll get the 18% gratuity.

start with p (the bill) and add on an additional 18% of p. combine like terms.

Mercury · Answer

you don't really need the answer choices but here they are anyway:

0.18p
0.82p
1.18p
18.00p