Question

After eating a delicious meal at your favorite restaurant, the bill comes to $74.98. the sales tax rate is 5.5% and you would like to give your waiter a 20% tip. how much will you pay in tax ( the tax is based on the bill only not including the tip)
A. 3.75
B. 4.11
C. 4.12
D. 4.13
E. 4.50
F. 7.49

Answer 1

So according to the problem, the tax should be calculated using the bill.

So 5.5% equals to 0.055.

Then multiply 0.055 and 74.98.

Thus resulting in 4.1239 and when rounded, the answer should be 4.12, C

Answer 2

C. If you multiply 74.98 by .055(percent converted to decimal), you get 4.1239 which you round to 4.12