Ramon ate at a restaurant and gave the server a $4 tip. The tip was 20% of the cost of the meal. How much was the meal? A. $24 B.$16 C.$20 D.$8

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Ramon ate at a restaurant and gave the server a $4 tip. The tip was 20% of the cost of the meal. How much was the meal?

A. $24
B.$16
C.$20
D.$8

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4 votes

We have an equation: 4/?= 20/100

Cross multiply:
20*?= 4*100
⇒ ?= 4*100/20= 20

The meal was C. $20~

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20 percent is 1 /5 of 100.
do 4x5 and that will be your answer
C is what you wanna put for your answer

Syed Tariq answered Feb 2, 2017

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