Question

Choose an amount between $50.00 and $60.00 to represent the cost of a meal for a family. Be sure to include dollars and cents.

Part A: If the family has a 25%-off coupon, calculate the new price of the meal. Show all work or explain your steps.

Part B: Calculate an 18% tip using the new price. What is the final cost of the meal? Show all work or explain your steps.

Answer 1

Let's choose $55.00 as the original cost of the meal for the family.

Part A: Applying a 25% off coupon to the original cost.

Step 1: Calculate 25% of $55.00 (original cost)

25% of $55.00 = 0.25 * $55.00 = $13.75

Step 2: Subtract the discount amount from the original cost

New price = $55.00 - $13.75 = $41.25

The new price of the meal after applying the 25% off coupon is $41.25.

Part B: Calculating an 18% tip using the new price.

Step 1: Calculate 18% of $41.25 (new price)

18% of $41.25 = 0.18 * $41.25 = $7.425

Step 2: Round the tip amount to the nearest cent (since we can't have fractional cents for tips)

Rounded tip amount = $7.43

Step 3: Add the tip amount to the new price to get the final cost of the meal

Final cost of the meal = $41.25 + $7.43 = $48.68

The final cost of the meal, including an 18% tip, is $48.68.

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