Two students decide to celebrate passing their final exams by going to dinner at their favorite restaurant. The local sales tax on the meal will be 8%. If the before tax cost of the meal is $28.35 and the students plan to tip the server 15 % (before tax), what will be the total amount spent for the meal?

Interpretation

a. What is the cost of the actual food that was ordered? _____________b. What is the sales tax rate on the meal?_____________c. How much do the students plan to tip on the meal?_____________d. What are you asked to determine in this problem? ________________________________

Analysis

a. How will the tip and the sales tax be computed?

b. How will the total cost of the meal be computed?

Evaluation

a. Determine the amount of the tip. Show all work._____________

b. Determine the sales tax amount. Show all work._____________

c. Determine the total amount spent for the meal. Show all work._____________

Explanation

a. Does your final answer (part c in the Evaluation above) seem reasonable? Explain.