Zalia meets her friend at the science museum to see a special exhibition. The admission to the museum is $12.50 plus tax. Zalia pays for herself and her friend. They have lunch at the museum’s cafe. Zalia has a sandwich for $5.95, an apple for $1.25 and a drink for $1.69. She is charged tax and also tips her server 15%. If tax is 7.25%, how much did Zalia pay all total for her day at the science museum?
a.
$41.43
b.
$37.68
c.
$36.35
d.
$24.27

Question

Zalia meets her friend at the science museum to see a special exhibition. The admission to the museum is $12.50 plus tax. Zalia pays for herself and her friend. They have lunch at the museum’s cafe. Zalia has a sandwich for $5.95, an apple for $1.25 and a drink for $1.69. She is charged tax and also tips her server 15%. If tax is 7.25%, how much did Zalia pay all total for her day at the science museum?
a.
$41.43
b.
$37.68
c.
$36.35
d.
$24.27

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

`Zalia meets her friend at the science museum to see a special exhibition. The admission to the museum is $12.50 plus tax`

`tax is 7.25%`

how much did Zalia pay to get into the museum?

got_bored_so_here_i_am · Answer

B. 37.68, Reasoning to follow:

tt0860 · Answer

im leaning towards D

pandalover1999 · Answer

with out tax she paid 25.00 dollars to get in

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

without tax, she paid 12.50 just for the admission alone

but she has to pay tax

what is 7.25% of 12.50 ?