Question

Sasha has an appointment at the hair salon and needs to stop at the ATM on her way there to get money for the service. Sasha knows that the hair cut will cost $56. The sales tax rate in her community is 6.25%; and she wants to have enough money to leave a 15% tip. If Sasha withdraws $65 from the ATM, will she have enough money for appointment, tax and tip? Justify your response with mathematical reasoning.

Answer 1

Yes because $56 + 6.25% = 56.0625
And 15% of 56.0625 is 8.409375
So, 56.0625 + 8.409375 = $64.471875 making the total right under $65.