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 they 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.
To find out how much each person will pay, we first need to calculate the tax on the bill.
The tax amount is calculated by multiplying the bill total by the sales tax rate:
Tax = $50.88 * 6% = $3.05 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Next, we need to calculate the tip on the bill.
The tip amount is calculated by multiplying the bill total (before tax) by the tip percentage:
Tip = $50.88 * 30% = $15.26 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Now, let's calculate the total amount each person needs to pay:
Bill total (before tax and tip) for each person = $50.88 / 3 = $16.96 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
So, each person needs to pay $16.96 for the bill (before tax and tip).
Adding the tax and tip to the bill amount for each person:
Total amount each person needs to pay = $16.96 + $3.05 (tax) + $15.26 (tip) = $35.27 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Therefore, each person will need to pay $35.27.