Question

Mason gave the waiter a $14.58 tip, which was 15 percent of the dinner bill. What was the amount of the dinner bill before he added the tip?

A. $9.72
B. $21.87
C. $97.20
D. $218.70

Answer 1

C. You take the tip amount devided by 15%. Thats 0.15. You the get the answer 97.20

Answer 2

Option C.

Explanation:

Let x be the total amount of the dinner bill.

It is given that Mason gave the waiter a $14.58 tip, which was 15 percent of the dinner bill.

`x* (15)/(100)=14.58`

Multiply both sides by 100.

`15x=1458`

Divide both sides by 15.

`(15x)/(15)=(1458)/(15)`

`x=97.20`

The amount of the dinner bill before he added the tip is $97.20. Therefore, the correct option is C.