5.06 Sales tax and tip
For each of the following, determine the amount of the tip:
Sharon has finished her meal at a restaurant which came to \$36.60 but received bad service. She will only be leaving a 10\% tip.
David is paying for a meal which came to \$173.70. He received great service, so he is giving a 20\% tip.
Vanessa wants to leave a 15\% tip on a bill of \$64.54.
Tobias works at a restaurant that automatically charges 25\% service to groups of 8 or more people. He has just served a group of 8 people. Before sales tax, their meal came to \\ \$238.51. How much of a tip is Tobias going to get from this bill?
In many countries sales tax is added to the marked price of the item at the cashier desk. For the following purchases, calculate the amount of sales tax that will be charged:
A meal in Alabama, which costs \$ 37.48 before tax, where the sales tax is 4 \%.
A dress in Indiana, which costs \,\$40.60 before tax, where the sales tax is 7\%.
A prescribed drug in Rhode Island, which costs \$11.40 before tax, where the sales tax on prescription drugs is 7\%\,.
A nonprescription drug in South Dakota, which costs \$117.20 before tax, where the sales tax on nonprescription drugs is 4\%\,.
Calculate the sales price, including 4\% tax, for an item with an original price of \$20.
Calculate the 5.3\% tax on an item with a sales price (including tax) of:
\$40
\$83.90
Calculate the 5.3\% tax applicable on the following original prices:
\$80
\$39.50
\$35
\$77.80
A shopping bill costs \$109 including 5.3\% tax. This bill includes fruits and vegetables amounting to \$62. If fruits and vegetables do not incur 5.3\% tax, calculate:
The cost of the other items on the bill.
The cost of the other items prior to adding 5.3\% tax.
Calculate the price of the following items before 5.3\% tax was added:
The sales price of a dress, including tax, is \$40.
The price of an iPod including tax, is \$238.
Garry received a bill of \$77 for consultation and \$17 for herbal supplements from a medical professional. The bill has not included the 10\% tax payable for this service. If 10\% tax is only applied to the consultation fee, what is the total bill that Garry must pay?