Question

Jack and melissa were on a date for Valentine's day. The restaurant bill came out to 52 00. Jack left 62.40 to cover the check and gratuity. What percent of gratuity did he leave for the waiter

Answer 1

Jack left 16.66% of gratuity for the waiter.

Explanation:

Given:

Restaurant bill amount = 52.00

Total bill jack paid = 62.40

To find:

percent of gratuity Jack left for the waiter = ?

Solution:

Lets first find the amount jack gave has gratuity to the waiter

The amount given for gratuity = 62.40 - 52.00

The amount given for gratuity = 10.40

Now the percentage is

=
`(10.40)/(62.40) * 100`

=
`0.166 * 100`

= 16.66 %