Question

The Hu family goes out for lunch, and the price of the meal is $59. The sales tax on the meal is 6%, and the family also leaves a 15% tip on the pre-tax amount. What is the total cost of the meal? The total cost of the meal is $ .

Answer 1

$71.39

Explanation:

So we can go ahead and add the extra money they paid (sales tax and tip).

15% + 6% = 21%

Then we can find 21% of 59 then that will be our extra money we're paying.

59 × 0.21 = 12.39

Then we add that amount to our 59 to get the total amount.

59 + 12.39 = 71.39