Brad had a small gathering at a local steakhouse. The steakhouse offers three dinner platters which vary by size and price. They ordered 4 of the 6-ounce platters, 3 of the 8-ounce platters, and 3 of the 11-ounce platters.

Steak Platter Prices
• 6-ounce $9.95
• 8-ounce $12.95
• 11-ounce $15.95

If a gratuity of 16% was added to the bill, which of the following is closest to the total of the steak platters and gratuity, ignoring sales tax?
A.
$147
B.
$170
C.
$134
D.
$20

Question

Brad had a small gathering at a local steakhouse. The steakhouse offers three dinner platters which vary by size and price. They ordered 4 of the 6-ounce platters, 3 of the 8-ounce platters, and 3 of the 11-ounce platters.

Steak Platter Prices
•	6-ounce	$9.95
•	8-ounce	$12.95
•	11-ounce	$15.95

If a gratuity of 16% was added to the bill, which of the following is closest to the total of the steak platters and gratuity, ignoring sales tax?
 A. 
$147
 B. 
$170
 C. 
$134
 D. 
$20

qwevery · Answer

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TurtlePrincess · Answer

4 x 9.95 = $39.80
2 x 12.95 = $25.90
3 x 15.95 = $47.85

Add these up together and you get a total of $113.55

add on 17%...

113.55 x 1.17 = ? 
then you round it