Question

The bill for dinner was $61.66. You left $10.34 for the tip. What percentage of the original bill was the tip? Round your a

to the nearest whole percent.

Answer 1

17%

Explanation:

You want the percentage represented by a tip of $10.34 on a dinner bill of $61.66.

Percentage

A percentage is a fraction that has been multiplied by 100%:

10.34/61.66 × 100%

≈ 0.168 × 100%

≈ 17%

The tip was about 17% of the original bill.