Question

Total Cost If Sarah wanted to include a 15 percent gratuity, based on the total cost of the computer repair, excluding shipping, how would you find her new total cost? arah mailed her computer to Store B for repairs. Her bill was: Total Cost of Computer Repair = $1,444.50 Shipping = 2 percent of Total Cost If Sarah wanted to include a 15 percent gratuity, based on the total cost of the computer repair, excluding shipping, how would you find her new total cost?

Answer 1

1415.61 IS HER TOTAL BILL BEFORE SHIPPING. 1415.61X .15=212.34 

1415.61 REPAIR
28.89 SHIPPING
212.34 TIP
1656.84 TOTAL

Answer 2

Sample Response: Multiply the total cost by (0.15) to find the gratuity. Then add the gratuity to the total cost to find the new cost.