Question

Explain how mental math can be used to estimate a 15% tip on a taxi ride that costs $23.25 Find the tip using that method. Halp pllz!

Answer 1

3.50 cent

Explanation:

I take 10% and 20% of the number. For this ride, that would be about $2.33 and 4.66.

Then I estimate what is about half way between those two numbers. It looks like about $3.50 would be about 15%.

Answer 2

$3.4875

Explanation:

AS the ride is completed and according the rule the person have to give a tip on the total taxi ride

according to the given

tip given 15%

Total ride cost = $23.25

To find is the total tip given in dollars

Solution:

Total tip in dollars = 15 % of total ride cost

Putting the values of the given

Total tip in dollars = 15 % of 23.25

it can be written as

=
`(15*23.25)/(100)`

=
`(348.75)/(100)`

=$ 3.4875

So the total tip would be $3.4875