Question

Jasmyn and her three friends went out for lunch. They decided to leave a 15% tip. The receipt showed a total of $42.98 before tax and tip. The sales tax rate in Pleasantville is 8.75%. Which of the following choices best represents the amount the girls paid for their meal, including tax and tip? Question 2 options: $45.10 $46.74 $53.75 $68.49

Answer 1

Answer:

$53.75

Step-by-step explanation:

Percentages

Percentages often express quantities related to a reference quantity as parts of one-hundred. For example, 5 as compared to 50 is one part in 10 or 10 parts in 100, i.e. 10%.

When Jasmyn and friends had to pay for the receipt, it showed $42.98. We must add a 15% tip:

42.98*15/100=6.447

the receipt should be for

$42.98+$6.447= $49.43 including the tip. Now for the tax, we must add another 8.75%:

49.43*8.75/100=4.32

Thus the total amount to be paid for the girls is

$49.43+$4.32=$53.75