SOLUTION: The cost of dinner for a party of eight people is $139.50. For large groups of people an 18% gratuity is added to the cost of the dinner, after a 6% sales tax. Find the total bill
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Question 908464: The cost of dinner for a party of eight people is $139.50. For large groups of people an 18% gratuity is added to the cost of the dinner, after a 6% sales tax. Find the total bill for the dinner.
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Please show a step by step process. Found 2 solutions by rfer, josmiceli:Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The " eight " people is confusing- it just
means that it is a large group, I guess
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The $139.50 is the cost before the
gratuity and taxes ( I think ?? )
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They say the tax gets tacked on first
Cost of meal + tax =
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Then the gratuity gets tacked on:
So is it 18% of the meal + tax ?
I think so.
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The total bill is $174.49
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You might want a 2nd opinion on this
I'm not 100% sure
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