Question

Stan took Lily to his friend’s restaurant on a date. The friend told the waiter to remove the $12 dessert from Stan’s bill. Stan tipped the waiter 20% on the reduced bill, which was a $15 tip. Fill in the blanks to write an equation that will determine the amount of the original

Answer 1

so to make it less complicated, the answers for the boxes are:
0.2; 12; and 15. thank me l8tr. 🧋

Answer 2

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Answer 3

bubble tea is right

Answer 4

so its

0.2(6-12)=15

Answer 5

bill before the dessert was removed.

Let x be the amount of the original bill before the dessert was removed.
The reduced bill after removing the $12 dessert is x - 12.
The tip amount on the reduced bill is 0.2(x - 12).
Therefore, the equation is:
0.2(x - 12) = 15.