Question

Audryn left a $12 tip on a $68.73 restaurant bill. What percent tip did she leave? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Answer 1

so, if we take 68.73 to be the 100%, what is 12 in percentage off of it?


`\bf \begin{array}{ccll} amount&\%\\ \text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}&\text{\textemdash\textemdash\textemdash}\\ 68.73&100\\ 12&p \end{array}\implies \cfrac{68.73}{12}=\cfrac{100}{p}\implies p=\cfrac{12\cdot 100}{68.73}`

seems Audryn is being generous, she probably got the silverware and the maple leaves tablecloth.