Question

Diners frequently add a 15% tip when charging a meal to a credit card. What is the price of the meal without the tip if the amount charged is $

Answer 1

Question:

Diners frequently add a​ 15% tip when charging a meal to a credit card. What is the price of the meal without the tip if the amount charged is ​$20.70? How much was the​ tip?

Answer:

Price of meal = $18

Tip price = $2.70

Explanation:

Let the price of the meal be y;

Let the tip be t

From the question;

15% of y is the tip charge (t). i.e

t = 15%y

=> t = 0.15y --------(i)

The total amount charged is $20.70 (This means that the sum of the price of the meal and the tip is $20.70)

=> y + t = 20.70 [substitute the value of t=0.15y from equation (i)]

=> y + 0.15y = 20.70

=> 1.15y = 20.70

=> y =
`(20.70)/(1.15)`

=> y = $18

Therefore the price of the meal, y, is $18.

From equation (i),

t = 0.15y [substitute the value of y = $18]

t = 0.15(18)

t = $2.70

Therefore the tip was $2.70