Ken, Mike, and Ariel are eating out at their favorite restaurant. They each order a sandwich combo and plan to split the bill evenly. The service t

Question

hey receive at the restaurant is amazing, so they decide to leave a 30% tip. Their bill total is $50.88 before tax. If Florida’s sales tax is 6%, how much will each person pay? Both tip and tax are calculated based on the original total of the bill. Round the tip and the tax to the nearest hundredth immediately after calculating. Round your final answer to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

To determine how much each person will pay, first, we need to calculate the total cost including tax and tip.

1. Calculate the sales tax:

   \[ \text{Sales Tax} = \text{Bill Total} \times \text{Sales Tax Rate} = 50.88 \times 0.06 \]

   \[ \text{Sales Tax} = 3.0528 \quad \text{(round to 3.05)} \]

2. Calculate the tip:

   \[ \text{Tip} = \text{Bill Total} \times \text{Tip Rate} = 50.88 \times 0.30 \]

   \[ \text{Tip} = 15.264 \quad \text{(round to 15.26)} \]

3. Calculate the total amount including tax and tip:

   \[ \text{Total Amount} = \text{Bill Total} + \text{Sales Tax} + \text{Tip} \]

   \[ \text{Total Amount} = 50.88 + 3.05 + 15.26 = 69.19 \]

4. Determine how much each person pays:

   Since there are three people:

   \[ \text{Amount per Person} = \frac{\text{Total Amount}}{3} \]

   \[ \text{Amount per Person} = \frac{69.19}{3} \approx 23.0633 \quad \text{(round to 23.06)} \]

Therefore, each person will pay $23.06.