Ken, Mike, and Ariel are eating out at their favorite restaurant. They each order a sandwich combo and plan to split the bill evenly. The service they receive at the restaurant is amazing, so they decide to leave a 30% tip. Their bill total is $50.88 before tax. If Florida’s sales tax is 6%, how much will each person pay? Both tip and tax are calculated based on the original total of the bill. Round the tip and the tax to the nearest hundredth immediately after calculating. Round your final answer to the nearest hundredth.
To calculate each person's share of the bill, we need to consider the total amount including both tax and tip.
First, let's calculate the amount of tax on the bill. The sales tax rate is 6%, so we multiply the bill total ($50.88) by 0.06 to find the amount of tax:
Tax = $50.88 * 0.06
Tax = $3.05 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Next, let's calculate the tip. The tip is 30% of the original bill total ($50.88):
Tip = $50.88 * 0.30
Tip = $15.26 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Now, let's find the total bill amount including tax and tip:
Total bill = Bill + Tax + Tip
Total bill = $50.88 + $3.05 + $15.26
Total bill = $69.19 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Since Ken, Mike, and Ariel decided to split the bill evenly, we need to divide the total bill by 3 to find each person's share:
Each person's share = Total bill / Number of people
Each person's share = $69.19 / 3
Each person's share = $23.06 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Therefore, each person will pay approximately $23.06.
Step 1: Calculate the amount of sales tax.
To find the sales tax, multiply the total bill ($50.88) by the sales tax rate (6%):
Sales tax = $50.88 * 0.06
Sales tax = $3.0528 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Step 2: Calculate the amount of tip.
To find the tip, multiply the total bill ($50.88) by the tip rate (30%):
Tip = $50.88 * 0.3
Tip = $15.264 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Step 3: Add the sales tax and the tip to the original bill.
Total bill with tax and tip = $50.88 + $3.0528 + $15.264
Total bill with tax and tip = $69.1928 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Step 4: Divide the total bill with tax and tip by the number of people (3) to find the amount each person will pay.
Amount each person will pay = $69.1928 / 3
Amount each person will pay = $23.06 (rounded to the nearest hundredth)
Therefore, each person will need to pay $23.06.
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First, find the total amount of the tip by multiplying the bill total by the tip percentage: $50.88 * .30 = $<<50.88*.30=15.26>>15.26
Then add the tip amount to the bill total to find the price before tax and tip: $50.88 + $15.26 = $<<50.88+15.26=66.14>>66.14
Then divide the tax rate by 100 to convert it to a decimal: 6 / 100 = .06
Then multiply the price before tax and tip by the tax rate to find the amount of the tax: $66.14 * .06 = $<<66.14*.06=3.9684>>3.97
Then add the price before tax and tip to the tax amount to find the total price: $66.14 + $3.97 = $<<66.14+3.97=70.11>>70.11
Then divide the total cost by three to find the cost per person: $70.11 / 3 = $<<70.11/3=23.37>>23.37. Answer: \boxed{23.37}.
Apologies for the mistake. Let's correct the solution.
First, calculate the tip amount by multiplying the bill total by the tip percentage: $50.88 * 0.30 = $<<50.88*0.30=15.264>>15.26 (rounded to the nearest cent).
Add the tip amount to the bill total: $50.88 + $15.26 = $66.14.
Next, calculate the tax amount by multiplying the bill total by the tax rate: $66.14 * 0.06 = $3.97 (rounded to the nearest cent).
To find the total amount per person, add the bill total, tip amount, and tax amount together: $66.14 + $15.26 + $3.97 = $85.37.
Finally, divide the total by the number of people: $85.37 / 3 = $28.46.
Each person will pay $28.46.