Question

The price of veronicas meal before tax and tip was $11.92,Veronica paid 8% tax, then added a 15% tip to the total. To the nearest cent, how much money did Veronica pay for her meal?

Answer 1

The price of the meal before tax and tips = $11.92

8% tax will be

`(8)/(100)*11.92=(95.36)/(100)=0.9536`

15% tips to the total will be

`(15)/(100)*12.8736=(193.104)/(100)=1.93104`

Amount she paid for the meal is

`11.92+0.9536+1.93104=\text{ \$}14.80464\approx\text{ \$14.80}`