Lydia goes to a restaurant and the subtotal on the bill was x dollars. A tax of 6% is applied to the bill. Lydia decides to leave a tip of 23% on the entire bill (including the tax). Write an expression in terms of x that represents the total amount that Lydia paid. Answer:

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Lydia goes to a restaurant and the subtotal on the bill was  x dollars. A tax of  6% is applied to the bill. Lydia decides to leave a tip of  23% on the entire bill (including the tax). Write an expression in terms of  x that represents the total amount that Lydia paid. Answer:

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Calculate Tax: First, calculate the tax on the subtotal of the bill. Tax = Subtotal * Tax rate Tax = x * 6% Tax = x * 0.06Add to Subtotal: Next, add the tax to the subtotal to get the total bill before the tip. Total before tip = Subtotal + Tax Total before tip = x + x * 0.06 Total before tip = x * (1 + 0.06) Total before tip = x * 1.06Calculate Tip: Now, calculate the tip based on the total bill including tax. Tip = Total before tip * Tip percentage Tip = x * 1.06 * 23% Tip = x * 1.06 * 0.23Find Total Amount Paid: Finally, add the tip to the total before tip to find the total amount Lydia paid. Total amount paid = Total before tip + Tip Total amount paid = x * 1.06 + x * 1.06 * 0.23 Total amount paid = x * 1.06 * (1 + 0.23) Total amount paid = x * 1.06 * 1.23

Lydia goes to a restaurant and the subtotal on the bill was $x$ dollars. A tax of $6 \%$ is applied to the bill. Lydia decides to leave a tip of $23 \%$ on the entire bill (including the tax). Write an expression in terms of $x$ that represents the total amount that Lydia paid. $\newline$ Answer:

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