Question

A cab ride 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? $0.24

Answer 1

A 10% tip on $23.47 is $2.35. To get this, you would multiply $23.47 by .1, which comes to 2.347, rounding to $2.35.

Answer 2

The tip would be $2.35.

Explanation:

A cab ride from your home to the airport costs = $23.47

you want to tip the cab driver = 10% of the fare

We have to calculate 10% of $2.35

`(10)/(100)` × 2.35

= 0.10 × 23.47 = 2.347 ≈ $2.35

The tip would be $2.35.