Question

Anna enjoys dinner at a restaurant in Washington D.C, where the sales tax on meals is 10%. She leaves a 15% tip on the price of her meal before the sales tax is added, and the tax calculated is on the pre-tip. She spends a total $27.50 for dinner. What is the cost of her dinner without tax or tip?

Answer 1

Answer:$20.62 would be the price

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: $20.62

Explanation:

Ok so she spent 27.50 and the tax was 10% and the tip was 15%

10% of 27.50=0.1*27.50=2.75

15% of 27.50=0.15*27.50=4.125=4.13 (rounded to the nearest cent)

So the question is asking about without the tax (2.75) or the tip (4.13) so you have to subtract the tax and tip from the total cost (27.50)

27.50-2.75-4.13=20.62

The cost of her dinner without tax or tip is 20.62