Tom and Jerry went out for dinner. They ordered a nice meal and their bill was $300. They also paid 15% tax on their bill. What was the amount of the tax they paid?

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30 November, 17:27

Tom and Jerry went out for dinner. They ordered a nice meal and their bill was $300. They also paid 15% tax on their bill. What was the amount of the tax they paid?

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Jakob Lloyd · Answer 1

Say that the cost of their food was x. So the total cost was x+.15x=300

and then you solve for x

1.15x=300

x=260.87

But that was their meal without tax. To find the tax just multiply the meal's cost by. 15. And that gives you

260.87*.15 = 39.13

So the amount of tax they paid was $39.13.