Compute the total cost of the meal to the nearest cent: meal costs $29.78 plus 5% tax and 15% tip. a) $30.20 b) $32.56 c) $34.67 d) $35.74

To solve this problem you must apply the proccedure shown below:
 1. You have the following information given in the problem above: $29.78 plus 5% tax and 15% tip. 
 2. Therefore, you have:
 Total=$29.78+(0.05)($29.78)+(0.15)($29.78)
 3. Then, the result is:
 Total=$35.74
 Therefore, as you can see, the answer is the option D, which is: D. $35.74