The sum of four consecutive odd numbers is 48?

The numbers are 9 + 11 + 13 + 15.

Step-by-step explanation: The equation for this is simple.

Take x as the smallest number of the 4 numbers. The second number would be x +2, third number is x+4, and the fourth number is x+6. you add these together, and you get: 4x +12 = 48, you then solve this as a linear equation. 48-12 = 36. Then you divide by 4, which gives you 9 as the smallest number of the 4 numbers. Remember that the second number is  9+2=11, third is 9+4=13, and the fourth is 9+6=15. If you add these together you get 9+11+13+15=48.

the final amount you will pay is $68.04.

the tip is determined by the pre-tax amount, so we calculate the tip based on the original bill, not after we've added sales tax.

to find the tip:

we can divide 54.00 by 100 to get 1% of 54. then we multiply that by 18.

54 / 100 = .54

.54 x 18 = 9.72

tip = 9.72$

to find the tax:

we can divide 54.00 by 100 to get 1% of 54. then we can multiply that by 8 to get 8%.

54 / 100 = .54

.54 x 8 = 4.32

tax= 4.32

now we can add the tip and tax to the bill to get our total.

54 + 9.72 + 4.32 = 68.04

total: $68.04

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