Question

Aria and her two friends met up for dinner. They want to split the cost of dinner evenly between the friends but first had to get the total after adding the tax and tip. Their bill is shown below. The sales tax at this location of Sam’s World is 7.75%. They agreed to leave an 20% tip. The tip is added to the total after the sales tax is added.
The total is 38.96

Estimate the approximate total cost of the bill including tax and tip to the nearest dollar.


A

$50.38


B

$41.98


C

$38.96


D

$8.40

PLEASE HELp

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 50.38

Step-by-step explanation:

Bill is 38.96. Calculate sales tax: 38.96x.0775=3.02.

38.96 + 3.02=41.98 total before tip

41.98x.20=8.40 tip

41.98 + 8.40=50.38