Question

A family eats at a restaurant. The bill is $42. The family leaves a tip and spends $49.77. A. How much was the tip in dollars? B. How much was the tip as a percentage of the bill?

Answer 1

The tip was 7.77 dollars, which represent 18.5% of the value of the bill

Explanation:

Dollars paid as tip

$49.77 - $42 = $7.77

$42 represent 100% of the bill

$7.77 ---------------x

x = (7.77/42)*100% = 18.5%