Question

A tip of $5 for a total bill of $40 represents what percent of the total bill?12.5%8%12%25%

Answer 1

The required percent is given by:

`\begin{gathered} (5)/(40)*100\% \\ =(1)/(8)*100\%=(1)/(2)*25\% \\ =12.5\% \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the tip represents 12.5% of the total bill