My husband and I go out for date night at Ruby Tuesday's restaurant once a week. I order the grilled salmon for $14.99 and my husband orders the petite sirloin for $11.99. With 6.75% sales tax and a 20% tip, the total cost of our meal is $34.80.
2. My husband and I
try to schedule a
date night each
week.
Most of the time we eat at my
favorite restaurant, Ruby
Tuesdays.
3. My favorite entrée is the
Grilled Salmon. It costs $14.99.
My husband likes to order the
Petite Sirloin for $11.99.
4. We both drink water
with our meal.
If sales tax is
6.75%, what
is the total
cost of our
meal including
tax and tip?
5. Step #1 – Add up all
menu items
$ 14.99
+11.99
$ 26.98
6. Step #2 – Calculate sales
tax
$ 26.98 X 0.0675 = $ 1.82
$ 26.98 + 1.82 = $28.80
Add sales tax to total price
of meal:
7. Step #3 – Calculate Tip
Great service – Use 20%!
Change 20% to a decimal.
20% = .20
Multiply decimal by cost of meal.
.20 X $28.80 = $5.76
8. Step #3 – Calculate Tip, cont.
Round tip to nearest dollar or
half-dollar.
• If 0.01-0.24, round down.
Let’s look at our tip: $5.76
$5.76 $6.00
• If 0.25-0.74, round to 50¢.
• If 0.75-0.99, round up.
9. Step #3 – Calculate Tip, cont.
Add the tip amount to the cost of
the meal.
$ 28.80
+6.00
$ 34.80
10. After 33 years of
marriage, this sure
does help to make a
happy marriage!
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