Question

2. Umberto wants to give his waiter a 15% tip. The bill for dinner was $36.00. What is the

amount of the tip?

Answer 1

$5.40

Step-by-step explanation:

$36.00 is the amount that you need to find 15% of

First, you can do 36 x 0.15 = $5.40 (15% is 0.15 in decimal form)

The amount of the tip is $5.40

Answer 2

$41.40

Explanation:

36 divided by 100 is 0.36 so 1% is 0.36. times by 15 to get 15% is 5.4.

So the 15% tip is $5.40 so overall the price would be $41.40