4) Arnold ate breakfast at a restaurant. His total came to $76.75. There is an 8% sales tax and 15% tip. What is Arnold's total cost? Show all your work and label all your answers.all your answers.
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Answer:The total cost is $95.32.Step-by-step explanation:Given:Total came to $76.75. There is an 8% sales tax and 15% tip.Now, to find the total cost.8% sales tax is there so we calculate the amount after adding sales tax:$76.75 + 8% of $76.75[tex]76.75+\frac{8}{100}\times 76.75[/tex][tex]76.75+0.08\times 76.75[/tex][tex]76.75+6.14[/tex][tex]82.89[/tex]The cost after sales tax is $82.89.Now, the cost after 15% tip:$82.89 + 15% of $82.89 [tex]82.89+\frac{15}{100}\times 82.89[/tex][tex]82.89+0.15\times 82.89[/tex][tex]82.89+12.43[/tex][tex]95.32[/tex]The cost after the tip is $95.32.Therefore, the total cost is $95.32.