At a French restaurant, you order a salad for $5.75 and lasagna for $11.45. If the sales
tax is 5%, what is the total of your bill including sales tax?
First, let's calculate the amount of the sales tax:
5% of the total cost = (5.75 + 11.45) x 0.05
= 0.8175
Now, let's add the sales tax to the total cost:
Total cost = 5.75 + 11.45 + 0.8175
= $17.02 (rounded to the nearest cent)
Therefore, the total bill including sales tax is $17.02.