Question

Sarah works as a waiter. She earns 15% in tips on meals served. This weekend, Sarah earned $172.50 in all. What is the dollar amount of the meals that Sarah served?

Answer 1

$1150 amount of the meals that Sarah served.

Explanation:

As given

Sarah works as a waiter.

She earns 15% in tips on meals served.

This weekend, Sarah earned $172.50 in all.

Let us assume that the x dollar amount of the meals that Sarah served .

15% is written in the decimal form.

`= (15)/(100)`

= 0.15

Than the equation becomes

x × 0.15 = 172.50

Solving the above equation

`x = (172.50)/(0.15)`

x = $1150

Therefore $1150 amount of the meals that Sarah served.