Question

A restaurant bill or lunch is $18 and the sales tax will be 6.5%. Savannah wants to leave a 15% tip. How much will lunch cost including the tax and the tip?

Answer 1

$21.87

Explanation:

Given that :

Cost of lunch = $18

Sales tax = 6.5%

Intended tip to leave = 15%

Cost of lunch including tip and tax =?

Sales tax = 0.065 * 18 = $1.17

Tip = 0.15 * $18 = $2.70

Cist of lunch including tip and tax :

($18 + $1.17 + $2.70)

= $21.87