Arestaurant charges an automatic gratuity of 18% on tables with more than 6 people. a party of 8 had a bill of p. which expression can be used to find the total cost of the meal with the gratuity?

$1.18p.

Step-by-step explanation:

A party of 8 had a bill of p.

A restaurant charges an automatic gratuity of 18% on tables with more than 6 people.

Since there are 8 people so, gratuity will be applied on the bill

Since bill is of amount p

So, gratuity of 18 % of p =

                                       =

                                      =

Now the total bill after adding gratuity :

                                                                :

Hence the total cost of the meal with the gratuity is $1.18p.