SOLUTION: A birthday celebration meal is $40.50 including tax. Find the total cost if a 15% tip is added to the cost.

SOLUTION: A birthday celebration meal is $40.50 including tax. Find the total cost if a 15% tip is added to the cost.

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Question 465891: A birthday celebration meal is $40.50 including tax. Find the total cost if a 15% tip is added to the cost.
Answer by gwendolyn(128) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
15% is equal to 0.15. .15 times 40.5 is 6.075, so $6.075 is the total tip. If we add this on to the original cost, we get $46.575. If we round this value to the nearest cent, we find that the total cost of the meal is $46.58.
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