Question

Talia gave her hairdresser a 20 percent tip, which amounted to $7. What was the price of the service before the tip?

Answer 1

I don't know if I did it right but here's my guess. I think you multiply 7 by 20% and that gives you 1.40 as a result. Compared to the other method I used (division), I'm pretty sure I'm right since the other result was 35. Doesn't make sense if the end amount was $7.

Answer 2

The price of the service that was charged before the tip was:

$ 35

Explanation:

Let the price of the service be $ x.

Now it is given that:

Talia gave her hairdresser a 20 percent tip, which amounted to $7.

This means that the 20% of total service charge=7

i.e. 20% ×x =7

i.e. 0.20×x=7

i.e. x=7/0.20

i.e. x=35

Hence, the price of the service that was paid before the tip is: $ 35