Question

Tia goes out for dinner and buys a meal that cost $22. A sales tax of 8.5% was added to the bill. How much, in dollars, is the tax on the meal?

Answer 1

$\begin{gathered} \cos t\text{ = 22 dollars} \\ \text{tax}=8.5\text{ percent} \\ then\text{ the tax in dollars is:} \\ 22\frac{8.5}{100}=22(0.085)=1.87\text{ dollars} \end{gathered}$