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Luis left a 15% tip on a $30.00 food bill.How much did he leave for the tip?

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he spent $4.50 on the tip
User Wardk
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We need to calculate 15% of $30 here. To do that we put 15 over 100 and multiply all by 30.

(15)/(100) *30
Simplify.

(15)/(10) *3

(45)/(10)

(9)/(2)
9/2 is equal to $4.5.
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