In a restaurant, a man ordered soup for $3, an appetizer for $4.25 dinner for 17.90,a beverage for $1.50, and dessert for $3.75. He left the server a 15% tip. what was the totl cost of the man's meal, including the tip?
1.15(3 + 4.25 + 17.9 + 1.5 + 3.75) = ____
To calculate the total cost of the man's meal, including the tip, we need to add up the costs of the individual items and then add on the tip.
The total cost of the meal can be calculated by adding:
Cost of soup + Cost of appetizer + Cost of dinner + Cost of beverage + Cost of dessert + Tip
Calculating the individual costs:
Cost of soup = $3
Cost of appetizer = $4.25
Cost of dinner = $17.90
Cost of beverage = $1.50
Cost of dessert = $3.75
Now let's calculate the tip:
Tip = 15% of the total cost of the meal (before tip)
Tip = (15/100) * (Cost of soup + Cost of appetizer + Cost of dinner + Cost of beverage + Cost of dessert)
To get the total cost of the meal, including the tip, we add the tip amount to the sum of the individual costs:
Total cost of the meal = (Cost of soup + Cost of appetizer + Cost of dinner + Cost of beverage + Cost of dessert) + Tip
Let's calculate the tip first:
Tip = (15/100) * ($3 + $4.25 + $17.90 + $1.50 + $3.75)
= (15/100) * $30.40
= $4.56
Now let's calculate the total cost of the meal, including the tip:
Total cost of the meal = ($3 + $4.25 + $17.90 + $1.50 + $3.75) + $4.56
= $30.40 + $4.56
= $34.96
Therefore, the total cost of the man's meal, including the 15% tip, is $34.96.