Question

Matt paid $55 at a restaurant. That amount included a 10% tip. What was the check amount before the tip?

Answer 1

The answer to this is $50.

Answer 2

The amount before the tip is $50.

Explanation:

Given : Matt paid $55 at a restaurant. That amount included a 10% tip.

To find : What was the check amount before the tip?

Solution : We have given

Matt paid = $55 .

amount included a 10% tip.

Let the amount before the tip = x.

Tip amount = 10% of x is

`(10 x)/(100)` = 0.1 x .

Tip amount = 0. 1 x

Total amount = x + 0.1x = 55 .

1.1 x = 55.

On dividing both sides by 1.1

x = 50.

So, the amount before the tip is $50.

Therefore, The amount before the tip is $50.