Looking at the bill in a restaurant Mr. Svoboda had a difficult time reading the price of the meal. But he could see that 5% tax, or $0.73,was added to it. What would be a 15% tip on the meal, if it were figured before taxes?

The tip would be worth $2.19

Step-by-step explanation:

x - is the full bill

1/20 x = $0.73

Solve for x:

Multiply both sides by 20.

20*(1/20 x) = 20*(0.73)

x = 14.6

Now we just have to find 15% of x to find the tip.

3/20 (14.6) = 2.19

So, the tip would be worth $2.19

the final amount you will pay is $68.04.

the tip is determined by the pre-tax amount, so we calculate the tip based on the original bill, not after we've added sales tax.

to find the tip:

we can divide 54.00 by 100 to get 1% of 54. then we multiply that by 18.

54 / 100 = .54

.54 x 18 = 9.72

tip = 9.72$

to find the tax:

we can divide 54.00 by 100 to get 1% of 54. then we can multiply that by 8 to get 8%.

54 / 100 = .54

.54 x 8 = 4.32

tax= 4.32

now we can add the tip and tax to the bill to get our total.

54 + 9.72 + 4.32 = 68.04

total: $68.04

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