Question

Chase goes to a restaurant and the subtotal on the

bill was a dollars. A tax of 7% is applied to the bill.
Chase decides to leave a tip of 15% on the entire bill
(including the tax). Write an expression in terms of x
that represents the total amount that Chase paid.

Answer 1

x = 1.15(1.07y)

x is the total amount paid
y is the subtotal before tax
1.07 is the 7% tax imposed
1.15 is the 15% tip