Question

The Smith family goes out for lunch, and the price of the meal is $45.The sales tax on the meal is 6%, and the family also leaves a 20%tip on the pre-tax amount. What is the total cost of the meal?

Answer 1

$56.70

Explanation:

45 x 6% = 2.7 Multiply price of meal with the percentage of sales tax

45 x 20% = 9 Multiply price of mean with the percentage of tip

$9 is the tip amount

$2.70 is the sales tax

$45 + $2.70 + $9 = $56.70. Add the price of the meal with the sales tax and tip amount to get the total cost of the meal.