1. **State the problem:** Calculate the total cost of a meal and beverage costing 14 with a 20% tip and 6% sales tax. 2. **Formulas:** - Sales tax amount = meal cost \times tax rate - Tip amount = meal cost \times tip rate - Total cost = meal cost + tax amount + tip amount 3. **Calculate sales tax:** $$\text{Tax} = 14 \times 0.06 = 0.84$$ 4. **Calculate tip:** $$\text{Tip} = 14 \times 0.20 = 2.80$$ 5. **Calculate total cost:** $$\text{Total} = 14 + 0.84 + 2.80 = 17.64$$ 6. **Answer:** Tax: 0.84 Tip: 2.80 Total: 17.64 This means you pay 17.64 in total including tax and tip.