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Holly and her parents went to dinner. The total bill came out to $52.50. They wanted to leave a 20% tip. How much tip should they leave, show work please?

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Final answer:

To calculate the tip, convert the 20% tip rate to decimal by dividing it by 100. Then, multiply this decimal by the total bill amount. Then, they can multiply this decimal by the total bill amount of $52.50. 20% of $52.50 = 0.20 x $52.50 = $10.50

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much tip they should leave, they need to calculate 20% of the total bill amount. To do this, they can first convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing it by 100. So, 20% becomes 0.20. Then, they can multiply this decimal by the total bill amount of $52.50. 20% of $52.50 = 0.20 x $52.50 = $10.50

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