a restaurant bill comes to $28.35. Find the total cost if the tax is 6.25% and a 20%tip os left on the amount before tax

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Jaylen Glass

28 May, 09:54

a restaurant bill comes to $28.35. Find the total cost if the tax is 6.25% and a 20%tip os left on the amount before tax

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Newman · Answer 1

total to pay = bill + 6.25% * bill + 20% * bill

... = bill * (100% + 6.25% + 20%) = bill * 126.25%

... = 1.2625 * bill

... = 1.2625 * $28.35

total to pay ≈ $35.79

Lola Walls · Answer 2

35.79 is the answer. 20% tip will be 5.67 and the tax will be 1.77