Question

Mr Lim and his family had a meal at a restaurant. Given that the price of food is subject to 6% of service tax. The total bill is RM190.80 including service tax. Calculate the service tax paid by Mr Lim.​

Answer 1

The service tax paid was:

0.06 * RM180 = RM10.80

Explanation:

To calculate the service tax paid by Mr. Lim, we need to first find the amount of the bill before the service tax was added.

Let's call the original bill amount "x".

After the 6% service tax was added, the total bill became x + (0.06 * x) = RM190.80.

So we can set up the equation:

x + (0.06 * x) = RM190.80

Expanding the right side of the equation:

x + (0.06 * x) = 190.80

Combining like terms:

1.06x = 190.80

Solving for x:

x = 180

So the original bill amount before the service tax was added was RM180.

The service tax paid was:

0.06 * RM180 = RM10.80