Question

Julia had pizza delivered. Julia tips $5 for deliveries or 10% of the purchase, whichever is higher. The pizza delivered cost $35.50.

How much will Julia tip?

Answer 1

10% of $35.50 = 0.10*35.50 = 3.55

If Julia goes with the 10% option, then she will tip $3.55

But she instead goes with the $5 tip because it's the larger of the two options. If the result of 10% of $35.50 was larger than 5, then she'd go with the 10% option instead.

Answer: $5