Question

At a restaurant, when Saif’s family got their bill, it included an HST (13% tax) amount of $7.79 About how much did their order cost before the HST was added? Explain your thinking.

Answer 1

$59.9

Explanation:

Given data

let the food cost = x

Tax = 13%

amount of tax= $7.79

Hence,

13% of x= $7.79

=13/100*x= 7.79

=0.13x= $7.79

x= 7.79/0.13

x= 59.9

Therefore the cost of the bill is $59.9