Question

1. Mr. Paul pays the parking bill before tax at a cost of $33.20. The parking tax rate is 2%. Mr. Paul decides to leave a 5% tip for the parking guard based on the pre-tax amount. How much will the total bill be?

2. Mr. Smith paid $36.36 for a carpet. This amount includes a tax of 10%. What was the cost of the carpet before tax?

Answer 1

for the first question the total bill is $35.524

for the 2nd question the answer is $36.36 = 110%.

$36.36 ÷ 1.1 = $33.054

(the five and the four are recurring)

(I divided by 1.1 because 1.1 is the same as 110%)

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