I am so stressed. I can't understand people sometimes

Me because some of question i don’t understand

Jada has a meal in a restaurant she adds up the prices listed on the menu for everything they ordered and gets a subtotal of $42.00. when the check comes, it says they also need to pay $3.99 in sales tax. what percentage of the subtotal is the sales tax

Ateacher wanted to buy a chair, a bookshelf, two tables and a desk. she spent $900 for all five items and the chair and the desk combined 70% of her total. if the bookshelf cost $50, how much did each of the tables cost?