Question

Teri goes shopping for some new clothes and then out to lunch with a friend. She spends $32.94 on some shirts, $15.89 for a belt and $19.99 each for two dresses that are on sale. For lunch, Teri has a salad that is $6.95, iced tea for $1.49 and dessert for $3.49. Teri pays 7% sales tax on both her shopping items and lunch. She tips her server 15%. How much has Teri spent all total for the day?
a.
$121.52
b.
$109.58
c.
$107.79
d.
$88.19

Answer 1

Compute totals:

- Shopping: 32.94 + 15.89 + 2(19.99) = 88.81. With 7% tax: 88.81 × 1.07 = 95.0167.
- Lunch: 6.95 + 1.49 + 3.49 = 11.93. With 7% tax: 11.93 × 1.07 = 12.7721.
- Tip (15% of the meal before tax): 11.93 × 0.15 = 1.7895.

Total = 95.0167 + 12.7721 + 1.7895 = 109.5783 ≈ $109.58.

Answer: b. $109.58