Question

Ryan buys lunch for $16.83. If sales tax is 8.4%, How much money does Ryan need total for lunch

Answer 1

`\begin{array} \cline{1-1} \textit{\textit{\LARGE a}\% of \textit{\LARGE b}}\\ \cline{1-1} \\ \left( \cfrac{\textit{\LARGE a}}{100} \right)\cdot \textit{\LARGE b} \\\\ \cline{1-1} \end{array}~\hspace{5em}\stackrel{\textit{8.4\% of 16.83}}{\left( \cfrac{8.4}{100} \right)16.83} ~~ \approx ~~ 1.41~\hfill \underset{ Total~for~lunch }{\stackrel{ 16.83~~ + ~~1.41 }{\approx\text{\LARGE 18.24}}}`