Question

You are at a restaurant and your bill comes to $34.78. You need to add the sales tax which

is 6%. You have one $20 bill, two $10 bills, one $5 bill, five $1 bills, and some pennies.
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How much is your total bill including tax?
How much should you give the server so you do not get back any pennies?
What denominations will you use for this?
Use the equation editor to show your work.

Answer 1

Explanation:

34.78 + 34.78(0.06) = 36.87 Total bill

Pay 37.07 and you get 15 cents back (1 dime, 1 nickel)

Pay with:

1-$20

1-$10

1-$5

2-$1

2-pennies

Total: 20+10+5+2+0.02 = $37.02

$37.02 - $36.87 = $0.15 (this is your change, no pennies)

Answer 2

In order to find the answer to this problem, we want to do the following:

First, we need to find the sales tax value:

$34.78 + 6% sales tax

$34.78 * 1.06

$36.87 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)

The total bill is equal to $36.87

Now to find which bills to give to the server:

$20 + $10 + $5 + $1 = $36

Then, you can give the server 87 pennies.