Question

John Henry took his sons to lunch and the total amount of the check was $42.80. He wants to leave a 20% tip. What will be the total amount he will spend? ​

Answer 1

$42.80 check

x.20 tip

$8.56

Then add the the total check $42.80 +$8.56 = $51.36 John will spend

Explanation:

to find the tip multiply the total by the tip

if 10% x it by .10

if 16% x it by .16

if 25 % x it by.25 and so on then add that to the total of the bill

Answer 2

See below.

Explanation:

Divide to turn the percentage into decimal form.

`(20)/(100) =.20`

Multiply the percentage by the amount.

`42.80*.20=8.56`

Add them together.

`42.80+8.56=51.36`

Answer:
`51.36`

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