Question

Estimate a 15% tip on a dinner bill of $52.87 by first rounding the bill amount to the nearest ten dollars.

Answer 1

$ 7.9

Explanation:

Amount of bill = $52.87 = $52.9

Amount of tip = 15% of $52.9

`= (15)/(100) * 52.9 \\ \\ = 0.15 * 52.9 \\ = 7.935 \\ = \$ \: 7.9 \\`