Question

Blair’s family is eating dinner at a local restaurant. The bill for the food is $79.95. The local sales tax is 6.5%. How much will Blair’s family pay in taxes? The service at the restaurant was exceptional, and Blair’s Mother wants to leave their server a 20% tip. How much tip will be paid?

Answer 1

Greetings!

To find the percentage of something you need to use the percentage formula:

Original amount x (
`(percentage)/(100)`)

So to find the amount of taxes, which is 6.5%, simply need to plug these values into that equation:

79.95 x (
`(6.5)/(100)`) = 5.2

So the taxes were $5.20!

To find the 20%, simply plug the values into the same percentage formula:

79.95 x (
`(x20)/(100)`) = 15.99

So the tip would be $15.99!

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Answer: $ 5.20 will be paid as tax.

$15.99 will be paid as tip.

Explanation:

Given : Restaurant bill = $79.95.

Local sales tax = 6.5%=0.065 [we divide percentage by 100 to convert it into decimal or fraction]

Tax amount = (Local sales tax) x (Restaurant bill )

= (0.065)x ( $79.95)

= $ 5.19675 ≈ $ 5.20 [ approx]

Hence, $ 5.20 will be paid as tax.

Tip Percentage = 20%= 0.20

Tip amount = (Tip percentage) x (Restaurant bill )

= (0.20) x ($79.95)

=$15.99

Hence, $15.99 will be paid as tip.