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Sarah went on a one-day bus tour from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon. The cost of the bus ticket was$80. Shealsopaid15%ofthecostoftheticket as a tip to the bus driver. What was the amount of the tip that Sarah paid the bus driver? A $5 B $12 C $15 D $19

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$12 for a tip to the bus driver
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Hi there,
To find the amount of the tip, you would have to find 15% of the cost of the ticket. To do that, you would have to convert 15% to a decimal, it would be 0.15. Then, you multiply that by 80. That would give you 12.

So, the answer would be B)$12

Hope this helped!
User Natalie Weizenbaum
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