Jenny orders a meal at a restaurant that costs $21.62 before sales tax and tip. a sales tax of 9% was added. jenny wants to leave a 17% tip on the amount after the sales tax was added. what will be the total cost of the meal, in dollars, after sales tax and tip?

unpaid balance is : $149.99-$50 = $99.99 new balance = 149.99+2.62-50 = $102.61 finance charge = 99.99- 0.21/12= $1.75 new balance = 99.99+1.75 = $101.74 average daily balance method average daily balance= 3399.70/30 = $113.32 finance charge = $ 0.21/12ă—113.32 = $1.98 new balance = $149.99-50+1.98 = $101.97

answer: 1) twenty-seven times y

              2) twenty-seven multiplied by y