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A cab rider from your home to the airport cost $23.47. If you want to tip the cab driver close to 10 percent of the fare, how much should you tip?

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Answer:

you should tip $2.34

Explanation:

For 10% just move the decimal one place to the left and round

Hope this helps! :)

User Dukz
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For this case we must make a rule of three:

23.47 ----------------> 100%

x -----------------------> 10%

Where the variable "x" represents the tip rate.


x = \frac {10 * 23.47} {100}\\x = 2,347

Thus, the tip should be 2,347 dollars.

Answer:

$ 2,347

User Adam Matan
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