Question

mrs. page treated her husband to a nice steak dinner. their bill came to $70 , and she tipped the waitress 20% . how much of a tip did mrs. page leave?

Answer 1

14.00

Explanation:

First, convert the 20% to an actual number that can be used in a calculation. For percents,this is always done by simply dividing the percent (in this case 20%) by 100%.So, the conversational term "20%" becomes 20% / 100% = 0.20 in terms of a real mathematical number.

Second, you need to find out what 20% of your $70 meal cost is.This is always done by multiplying 0.20 by $70.00, or

0.20 x $70.00=$14.00.

So, the amount of tip you are going to leave is $14.00.