SOLUTION: A family ate dinner at a restaurant and paid $30 for food. They paid a 9.5 percent sale tax on food only and 10% was left for a tip, not including the sale tax how much was spent o

Question 759735: A family ate dinner at a restaurant and paid $30 for food. They paid a 9.5 percent sale tax on food only and 10% was left for a tip, not including the sale tax how much was spent on dinner?
My answer was $35.00.
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A family ate dinner at a restaurant and paid $30 for food. They paid a 9.5 percent sale tax on food only and 10% was left for a tip, not including the sale tax how much was spent on dinner?
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"food" + "tax" + "tip"
30 + .095(30) + .10(30)
30 + 2.85 + 3
$35.85

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