Question

Four friends go out to eat and their meal costs $86.50. The sales tax is 6.75% and they should tip the waiter 20%. How much should each person pay to the nearest cent?

Answer 1

If the tax is placed on the roigial price, they should each pay around 49 dollars and 3 cents.

Answer 2

Answer:

Each person should pay 27.7$

Step-by-step explanation:

The meal costs 86.50$. When the sales tax is added to meal cost total amount of money that restaurant will receive:

$M=86.5*10675/10000=92.34$

92.34$ and total amount of money that 4 friends will give included waiter tip is:

$T=92.35*120/100=110.80$

and each person need to give 110.8/4=27.7$