Question

after a lady is seated in a restaurant, she realizes that she only has $48.00. if she must pay 7% sales tax and wishes to leave a 10% tip on the total bill (meal plus tax), what is the maximum price of lunch she can order

Answer 1

$38.84

Explanation:

1) 48.00 x 0.07 = 3.36 (she must pay this amount)

2) 48.00 x 0.1 = 4.8 (she must tip this much)

48.00 - 4.8 + 3.36 = 39.84

She has 39.84 dollars she can use to order food with.