total = amount to = come to ?

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Can I use any of these expressions in below sentence with similar meaning?

The restaurant bill totalled 150 dollars.
The restaurant bill amounted to 150 dollars.
The restaurant bill came to 150 dollars.
 

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Can I use any of [STRIKE]these[/STRIKE] the [STRIKE]expressions in[/STRIKE] sentences below [STRIKE]sentence[/STRIKE] with a similar meaning?


They're all possible. The third is the most likely and natural.
 

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Thank you for pointing out my mistakes and indicating the most natural sentence :)
 

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Thank you for pointing out my mistakes and indicating the most natural sentence.

:)

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