Question

The price of veronicas meal before tax and tip was $11.92,Veronica paid 8% tax, then added a 15% tip to the total. To the nearest cent, how much money did Veronica pay for her meal?

Answer 1

The price of the meal before tax and tips = $11.92

8% tax will be

$\frac{8}{100}\times11.92=\frac{95.36}{100}=0.9536$

15% tips to the total will be

$\frac{15}{100}\times12.8736=\frac{193.104}{100}=1.93104$

Amount she paid for the meal is

$11.92+0.9536+1.93104=\text{ \ }14.80464\approx\text{ \ 14.80}$