Question

The Garcia's went to dinner and the bill for all their meals was $54.00 before tax. They paid 15% tip and an 8% tax. What is the total cost of the meal with tax?

Answer 1

`$67.07` rounded to the nearest cent

Explanation:

I am assuming the question wants tip applied first since it is stated first in the problem.

Convert percents to decimals
`15%=.15`
`8%=.08`

Now we can set up an equation to determine the cost after tip and solve for `x`
`x=$54+(.15*$54)`
`x=$62.10`

Now we can use the new price to set up a new equation to determine the cost after tax and solve for `x`
`x=$62.10+(.08*$62.10)`
`x=$67.07` rounded to the nearest cent