Question

Alice is paying her bill at a restaurant. The tax on the cost of her meal is 5%. She decides to leave a tip of 20% of the cost of the meal plus the text. write an expression of her total bill if the cost of her meal m is dollars

Answer 1

5% is 0.05 in decimals. To get 5% of M, multiply it. To convert a percentage into decimals, divide the number by 100. 20/100 is 0.2. 0.2 is the tip. Do the same as 0.05 and add in the actual cost of the meal (M). Check image