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A restaurant bill is $68 (including tax), and you pay $81. what percentage gratuity did you pay, rounded to the nearest percent?

User Albogdano
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Answer:

Rounded to the nearest percent, the percentage gratuity paid is 19%.

Explanation:

To calculate the percentage gratuity paid, we need to find the difference between the total amount paid and the original bill amount, and then express it as a percentage of the original bill.

Given that the bill amount is $68 (including tax) and you paid $81, we can find the difference between the two amounts:

$81 - $68 = $13

The difference of $13 represents the gratuity paid.

To express this gratuity as a percentage of the original bill, we can use the formula:

(Gratuity / Original bill amount) x 100

($13 / $68) x 100 = 19.12%

Rounded to the nearest percent, the percentage gratuity paid is 19%.

User Agomcas
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Explanation:

IF you are tipping on the tax too, your tip rate is

(81-68) / 68 X 100% = 19%

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