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Mrs. Olivares went to dinner with herfamily and the bill came to $42.50. Ifshe wants to leave a 15% tip, what isthe amount of the tip?

Mrs. Olivares went to dinner with herfamily and the bill came to $42.50. Ifshe wants-example-1
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For this you can multiply the bill by the tip, in decimal form, that is


\begin{gathered} 15\text{ \%}=0.15 \\ \text{ So,} \\ 42.50*0.15=6.375 \\ \\ \end{gathered}

Therefore, the amount of tip will be $6.375. And of the answers given, none is correct.

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