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You and your friend have lunch at a diner that adds a​ 15% tip when you pay with a credit card. Your friend says the tip on the ​$ 20 bill will be ​$ 0.30 and the total amount will be ​$.20.30 Calculate the total amount that the diner will charge to your credit card using a percent greater than 100. What is your​ friend's possible​ error?

What is your​ friend's possible​ error?

A. divided the amount of the bill by 15.
B. divided the amount of the bill by 1.15.
C. calculated a​ 1.5% tip, not a​ 15% tip.
D .multiplied the amount of the bill by 0.15.

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Answer:

C

Explanation:

15% is $3.00 not $0.30

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