Please help!!
Jermaine had dinner at his favorite restaurant. If the sales tax rate is 5% and the sales tax on the meal came to $2.00, what was the total cost of the meal, including sales tax and a 15% tip A.$52.50 B.$40.00 C.$48.00 D.57.00

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Please help!!
Jermaine had dinner at his favorite restaurant. If the sales tax rate is 5%  and the sales tax on the meal came to $2.00, what was the total cost of the meal, including sales tax and a 15% tip               A.$52.50 B.$40.00 C.$48.00 D.57.00

anonymous · Answer

A. 52.50/1.05 =  50 which is the cost of the meal. so the answer would be 50(.15) +50(1.05) = $60 total cost

anonymous · Answer

i stil dont get it :(