The total cost of the meal is $19.065.
In mathematics, a percentage (from Latin per centum "by a hundred") is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.
A restaurant bill before tax is $15.50.
If the sales tax is 8% and a 15% tip is added.
The total cost of the meal is;
[tex]\rm Total \ cost = Bill \ amount + Sales \ tax + Tip\\\\ Total \ cost = 15.50 + 15.50 \times \dfrac{8}{100} + 15.50 \times \dfrac{15}{100}\\\\ Total \ cost = 15.50+1.24+2.32\\\\ Total \ cost = 19.065[/tex]
Hence, the total cost of the meal is $19.065.
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