Wendy took her brother Eliot to lunch at a restaurant. The cost of the food was $40 before the tax or tip. The tax was 4% of the cost of the food and the tip

Question

Was 16% of the pre tax amount. What was the total cost of eating lunch  at the restaurant ?

 

Answer 1

Total cost = Food + Tax + tip

 

Food = $40

 

Tax = 4% of $40 = 0.04 * ($40) = $1.60

 

Tip = 16% of $40 = 0.16 * ($40) = $6.40

 

So total cost = $40 + $1.60 + $6.40 = $48.00