Question

You go to a restaurant and your food bill was $52.81. How do you calculate a 20% tip and 6% tax?

Answer 1

The tax at 6% is $3.17

The tip at 20% is $11.20

Total cost of the meal with tax and tip is $67.18

Explanation:

Begin by taking your bill of $52.81 and multiplying it by the tax rate of `6%` which is `0.06` as a decimal

`$52.81 * 0.06 = 3.1686` The tax is `$3.17`

Add the tax to the original bill

`$52.81 + 3.17 = $55.98`

Now to determine the tip multiply the total of the bill and tax by `20%` which is `0.20` as a decimal

`$55.98 * 0.20 = 11.196` the tip should be `$11.20`

Total Cost of the meal including tax and tip is

`$55.98 + 11.20 = $67.18`