Question

the markup on a restaurant meal is 250%. A meal costs $7.30 to produce. How much will the customer be charged before tax and tip?

Answer 1

2.5 times 7.3=18.25
it costs $18.25

Answer 2

Answer:  The required amount of money that a customer be charged is $25.55.

Step-by-step explanation:  Given that the markup on a restaurant meal is 250% and a meal costs $7.30 to produce.

We are to find the amount of money that a customer be charged before tax and tip.

The markup price on the meal is given by

$m_p\\\\=250\%\times7.30\\\\=\dfrac{250}{100}\times7.30\\\\=\dfrac{5}{2}\times7.30\\\\=18.25.$

Therefore, the amount of money that a customer be charged before tax and tip is

$\ (7.30+18.25)=\ 25.55.$

Thus, the required amount of money that a customer be charged is $25.55.