Question

You are at a restaurant and your bill comes to $28.52. You need to add the sales tax which is 6%. You have one $20 bill, two $10 bills, one $5 bill, five $1 bills, and five pennies.

How much is your total bill including tax?
How much should you give the server so you do not get back any pennies?
What denominations will you use for this?

Answer 1

Explanation:

28.52*6%=1.71 tax

28.52+1.71= 30.23 total

20+20+5+5+.05= 50.05

31.03 to the server; 1 twenty, 1 ten, 1 one and 3 pennies

Answer 2

$30.23 is the total bill including tax. You should give the server one $20 bill, one $10 bill, one $1 bill, and 3 pennies.

Explanation: