Question

Aaron stopped by his friend's coffee shop and buys a cup of coffee if air leaves his friend a generous $4 tip for a cup of coffee if he tip his friend 250 %, how much was his original bill?

Answer 1

$1.60

Explanation:

We can create an equation to solve for the original bill. First we can set the unknown value--the original bill--to x.

2.50x = 4

We multiply that bill (x) by 250% (2.50) and set that equal to the tip. (Since the tip he gave is over 1, we can assume that Aaron gave more than he paid for the coffee)

Then we divide by 2.50 on both sides.

x = 1.6

Therefore, the original bill was for $1.60. Aaron gave 250% more of that, which is $4. Aaron is a nice guy!