Question

Mr. Ortiz took his friends out to dinner last night and their subtotal was $88.24.

If the sales tax is 5% and if he plans to leave a 20% tip after the tax is added, how much did Mr. Ortiz spend total on dinner?

Answer 1

$111.18

Explanation:

Dinner is $88.24

Tax is (.05)$88.24 = $4.41

20% after tax added (.20)92.65 = $18.53

total dinner cost is $111.18