Question

While on a business trip to Westford, Marcy treated her co-workers to a meal that cost $10. Marcy knew that when the bill came, she would need to pay Westford sales tax of 10% and would want to leave a 20% tip on the original $10. Including tax and tip, how much did Marcy's meal cost?

Answer 1

@az

Answer 2

@snowflake0531

Answer 3

First find the sales tax amount, and then the tip amount
Add them together, and then add them to the 10 dollars

Answer 4

idk

Answer 5

First, find the sales tax amount.
Do the same thing you did with the first problem.

Answer 6

so 10 +10

Answer 7

No, first find the sales tax.
What is 10*0.1

Answer 8

1

Answer 9

Okay, and then we find the tip amount.
What is 10*0.2

Answer 10

2

Answer 11

Okay, so what is the meal cost, sales tax, and tip amount added together?

Answer 12

so 20+10+10

Answer 13

....
what did we just find above?

Answer 14

2 and 1

Answer 15

Okay, and what do they represent?

Answer 16

tip and tax

Answer 17

Okay, so we want to add tip and tax to the 10 dollars
What's the end result?

Answer 18

$13

Answer 19

So, there's your answer!

Answer 20

A table was originally priced at $60 but went on sale for 50% off. If Ronnie bought the table and paid 10% sales tax, how much did he pay in total? @simsharrison

Answer 21

@snowflake0531 ill let you do it *.*

Answer 22

she's offline

Answer 23

@az

Answer 24

oh well i have to leave in a minute, @AZ or @angle

Answer 25

nevermind angle is offline

Answer 26

Make a new post for it