Question

Estimate a 15% tip on a dinner bill of $83.53 by first rounding the bill amount to the nearest ten dollars.

Answer 1

the tip amount is $12

Explanation:

The computation of the tip amount is shown below:

But before that rounded the dinner bill to the nearest ten dollars i.e. $80

Now the tip amount is

= Dinner bill × tip percentage

= $80 × 15%

= $12

Hence, the tip amount is $12