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Brody received a $15.00 tip on a meal that cost $162. What percent of the mealcost was the tip?Round answer to the nearest whole percent.answer.

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Given:

Cost of a meal is $162.

Brody received a $15.00 tip

Let 'x' be the percent of the meal cost was the tip.


\begin{gathered} 15=162*(x)/(100) \\ (15*100)/(162)=x \\ x=9.26 \end{gathered}

9% of the meal cost was the tip.

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