A family ate at a restaurant. the meal was 47.50 plus 6.5%tax. what was the total cost of the meal?

Answer 1

To calculate the total cost of the meal including tax, first, you need to calculate the tax amount and then add it to the original meal cost.

1. Calculate the tax amount: \[ \text{Tax} = \text{Meal cost} \times \text{Tax rate} \] \[ \text{Tax} = 47.50 \times 0.065 = 3.0875 \]

2. Add the tax to the meal cost: \[ \text{Total cost} = \text{Meal cost} + \text{Tax} \] \[ \text{Total cost} = 47.50 + 3.0875 = 50.5875 \]

Therefore, the total cost of the meal is $50.59 when rounded to two decimal places.