What is the total cost of the meal including tip?

What is the total cost of the meal including tip?

• A. $33.50
• B. $34.00
• C. $34.50
• D. $35.00

Answer: (C)

Total cost including tip is the meal price plus the tip amount. If the tip is a percentage, you first find the tip by multiplying the meal price by that percentage, then add it to the meal price. The total shown, $34.50, comes from that calculation with the given meal price and tip rate in the problem. For example, a meal of $31 with a $3.50 tip, or a $30 meal with a $4.50 tip, both total $34.50. The other totals would require different starting values for the meal price or the tip.

Total cost including tip is the meal price plus the tip amount. If the tip is a percentage, you first find the tip by multiplying the meal price by that percentage, then add it to the meal price. The total shown, $34.50, comes from that calculation with the given meal price and tip rate in the problem. For example, a meal of $31 with a $3.50 tip, or a $30 meal with a $4.50 tip, both total $34.50. The other totals would require different starting values for the meal price or the tip.