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Question

you and 5 friends go to lunch. you plan on splitting the bil evenly, and u plan to leave a 20% tip. the bill comes to $55.50. The sales tax is 7%. how much will each person pay for the meal

Answer 1

($55.50) 7% (or .7) = $3.89

($55.50) 20% (or .20) = $11.10

total = $55.50

tip = $11.10

sales tax = $3.89

total + tip + sales tax = $70.49

$70.49 / 5 = $14.098

each person will have to pay about $14.10

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Answer 2

14.25

Answer 3

Well you said the bill is $55.50. The bill is the total of everything, including tax. You didn't say the food total was $55.50. So the fact that the sales tax is 7% is irrelevant.

$55.50 x .20 = $11.10 (tip)

$55.50 + $11.10 = $66.60

$66.60 / 5 = $13.32

Each person will pay $13.32

Answer 4

$55.50 x .2 = $11.10 tip

$55.50 x .07 = $3.89 taxes

55.50 + 11.10 + 3.89= $70.49 divided by 5 ways =

$14.10 per person

Your tip is supposed to be figured on the pretax total, so if $55.50 is pre-tax, you'd figure it this way.  If it is post tax, you'll have to zig where I zagged.