At your local bar, chicken wings cost $0.30 a piece on Thursday night. Sriacha Ranch dressing (enough for 10 wings), cost $0.10 per serving. A pitcher of of ice tea cost $7.50 and a serving of celery cost $2.50 . Tax in your part of LA County is 8.5% and the standard tip rate is 15% . If you have three twenty dollar bills and plan to order a pitcher of iced tea , a serving of celery, and as many wings as possible ( with enough Sarot Cha ranch dressing for the wings), and still have enough for tax and tip , how many wings can you order? Show work and formula.

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At your local bar, chicken wings cost $0.30 a piece on Thursday night. Sriacha Ranch dressing (enough for 10 wings), cost $0.10 per serving. A pitcher of of ice tea cost $7.50 and a serving of celery cost $2.50 . Tax in your part of LA County is 8.5% and the standard tip rate is 15% . If you have three twenty dollar bills and plan to order a pitcher of iced tea , a serving of celery, and as many wings as possible ( with enough Sarot Cha ranch dressing for the wings), and still have enough for tax and tip , how many wings can you order? Show work and formula.

I can't get the formula. The tax and tip (from subtotal?) throw me off. Can you just say the wings cost $.31 each because of sriracha sauce? Please help especially with tax, tip.

Thanks

Answer 1

let the number of wings be x

cost of wings = .30x
cost of sauce = .01x for a total of .31x
(yes, you are right we can just say 1 wing costs 31 cents)

so (.31x + 7.50 + 2.50)(1.085)(1.15) ≤ 60

take it from there

( got 120 wings, assuming you are buying wings in multiples of 10 because of the sauce, otherwise you can get 122 wings)

Answer 2

Certainly! I can help you break down the problem and explain how to calculate the number of wings you can order. Let's go step by step:

1. Determine the total cost for the order:
The pitcher of iced tea costs $7.50, the serving of celery costs $2.50, and we want to calculate the cost of wings.

2. Calculate the total cost of the wings:
Each wing costs $0.30, and we want to order as many wings as possible within our budget. Therefore, we need to know how many wings we can buy with our remaining budget after purchasing the iced tea and celery.

3. Calculate the subtotal:
Subtract the cost of the iced tea and celery from the total amount of money you have. In this case, you have three twenty dollar bills, which amounts to $60 in total. Subtracting $7.50 for the tea and $2.50 for the celery gives you $60 - $7.50 - $2.50 = $50.

4. Calculate tax:
You mentioned that the tax rate in your area is 8.5%. To calculate the tax amount, multiply the subtotal by the tax rate. In this case, the tax amount is $50 * 0.085 = $4.25.

5. Calculate the tip:
The standard tip rate is 15%. To calculate the tip amount, add the subtotal and tax together, then multiply by the tip rate. In this case, the subtotal ($50) plus the tax ($4.25) gives a total of $54.25. Multiplying $54.25 by 0.15 gives a tip amount of $8.14.

6. Calculate the remaining budget after tax and tip:
Subtract the tax and tip amounts from the subtotal to obtain the remaining budget. In this case, the remaining budget is $54.25 - $4.25 - $8.14 = $41.86.

7. Calculate the maximum number of wings:
Divide the remaining budget by the cost per wing. In this case, since we have enough Sriracha Ranch dressing for 10 wings, the cost per wing including the dressing is $0.30 + $0.10 = $0.40. Dividing $41.86 by $0.40 gives approximately 104.65. As we can't order a fraction of a wing, we round down to obtain the maximum number of whole wings we can order. Thus, you can order a maximum of 104 wings.

I hope this breakdown and step-by-step explanation help you understand how to solve the problem. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask!