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Jonathan eats at a Steak House. His total bill was $27.70. He plans to leave a 15% tip.
How much should he leave?

User VGaur
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Answer:$31.86

Explanation:

User Gmuraleekrishna
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Answer:

$4.16

Explanation:

To solve this problem, we need to find 15% of $27.70. To do that, we just multiply 27.70 by the decimal form of 15%.

First, change 15% into a decimal:

15 ->
(15)/(100) -> 0.15

Now, lets multiply:


x=27.70(0.15)


x=4.16

Jonathan should leave a tip of $4.16