Question

The smith family went out for dinner the price of the meal was $39.85 the sales tax was 8.1% of the price of the meal the tip was 17% of the meal and the sales tax how much did the smith family pay for the meal including tax and tip PLEASE HELP ILL GIVE LOTS OF POINTS

Answer 1

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Answer:

$50.40

Explanation:

Adding the tax multiplies the amount by 1+8.1% = 1.081.

Adding the tip multiplies the amount by 1+17% = 1.17.

Then the amount with tax and tip is ...

$39.85 × 1.081 × 1.17 = $50.40

The Smith family paid $50.40 for the meal.