Lily is a waitress at a restaurant.She earns 7 percent of the bill for each tables she serves.A family comes in and orders $182.50 worth of food.There is a tax of 4% that is added to the cost of each order to make the final bill 8) How much was the tax added to the cost of the food purchase? ( hint: a tax is a percentage of an original price) 9)How much was the family’s total bill,after the tax was added

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Lily is a waitress at a restaurant.She earns 7 percent of the bill for each tables she serves.A family comes in and orders $182.50 worth of food.There is a tax of 4% that is added to the cost of each order to make the final bill 8) How much was the tax added to the cost of the food purchase? ( hint: a tax is a percentage of an original price) 9)How much was the family’s total bill,after the tax was added
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