At the restaurant you only have $30 to spend on dinner. in addition to the cost of the meal you must pay a 8% sales tax and leave a 20% tip. what is the most expensive item you can order?

At the restaurant you only have $30 to spend on dinner.

=> 8% sales tax is applied in your bill.

=> And need to leave a 20% tip.

Now, let’s find out how much will be the most expensive item you can order

Let us solve for the 8% tax first

=> 30 dollars * 8%

=> 30 dollars *.08 = 2.4 dollars

Then let’s solve the 20% tip

=> 30 dollars *.20 = 6 dollars

Solve

=> 2.4 + 6.00 = 8.4 dollars

=> 30 dollars - 8.4 dollars = 21.6 dollars

Thus, you can only spend around 22 dollars to be able not to exceed at your 30 dollars budget.