Question

Jeremy got a haircut and paid 15% as a tip.

A. what percent of the cost did jeremy pay the barber, including the tip:

B. what is the cost of the haircut

C. calculate the total cost of the haircut, including the tip

D.If you only wanted to know the tip amount, how would you change the process you used in part c to calculate the total cost

Answer 1

Sure! Here are the answers:

A. Jeremy paid 100% + 15% = **115%** of the cost to the barber, including the tip.

B. Let's say the cost of the haircut is x dollars. Then, Jeremy paid a tip of 15% of x which is 0.15x dollars. Therefore, the cost of the haircut is x + 0.15x = **1.15x** dollars.

C. The total cost of the haircut, including the tip is 115% of the cost of the haircut. So, if the cost of the haircut is x dollars, then the total cost is 115% of x which is 1.15x dollars.

D. If you only wanted to know the tip amount, you would calculate 15% of the cost of the haircut which is 0.15 times x or **0.15x** dollars.

I hope this helps!

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