Question

Dinner at your favorite restaurant cost $64.50 with tax for you and your family. You give the waiter $75 to pay the bill and a tip. What is the approximate percentage of the tip?

Answer 1

20%

Explanation:

move decimal multiply by 2

Answer 2

Answer: 16%

Explanation:

Cost of the dinner including taxes = $64.50

Amount paid by you = $75

So, the tip given to the waiter = 75 - 64.50 = 10.50

Now,

We need to find out the percentage of the tip paid on the bill.

i.e., How much percent of 64.50 is 10.50

64.50 ——- 10.50

100 ——- ?

Cross multiplying;

(100 x 10.50)/64.50

= 16.27% ~ 16%