John and Jane went out for a dinner and they ordered the same dish. Both used a 10% discount coupon. John paid a 15% tip over the original price of the dish, while Jane paid the tip over the discounted price for the coupon. If John paid $0.36 more than Jane, what was the original price of the dish?
Choose the correct answer:
A) 24
B) 34.8
C) 37.8
D) 42
E) 84
The difference between the amounts John paid and Jane paid is the deference between 15% of p and 15% of 0.9p:   0.15p - 0.15*0.9p = 0.36 --&gt; 15p - 13.5p = 36 --&gt; p = 24.   24nswer: 24.
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John and Jane went out for a dinner and they ordered the same dish. Both used a 10% discount coupon. John paid a 15% tip over the original price of the dish, while Jane paid the tip over the discounted price for the coupon. If John paid $0.36 more than Jane, what was the original price of the dish?