Question

A restaurant must add 15% tax to the price of a meal. The bill without tax added was $42.20

a) Work out the bill after tax is added
b) The tax rate is increased to 17%
Work out how much extra tax must be paid.

Answer 1

Explanation:

a) (42.20/100) x 15 = 6.35 , 42.20 + 6.35= 48.55

b) (42.20/100) x 17= 7.2 , 42.20 + 7.20 = 49.40

49.40-48.55= 0.85 dollars extra .