Question

Alice is paying her bill at a restaurant. The tax on the cost of her meal is 5%. She decides to leave a tip of 20% of the cost of the meal plus the tax. Write an expression for her total bill if the cost of her meal is m dollars. Write your answer in simplified form.

Answer 1

Answer:

Alice pays a total of 1.25 m dollars at the restaurant.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let m be the cost of Alice's meal

The amount she pays for tax is = 5/100 × m = 0.05m

The amount she pays for tip is = 20/100 × m = 0.2m

Let A be the total amount pays for the meal including the tax and the tip.

Therefore, the total amount Alice pays for her meal is:

A = 0.2 m + 0.05 m + m

A = 1.25 m

So, Alice pays a total of 1.25 m dollars at the restaurant.