Percent is count of number per 100 numbers. The total amount Ms Clark pays including the tip is given by: Option B: $36.60
Suppose the value of which a thing is expressed in percentage is "a'
Suppose the percent that considered thing is of "a" is b%
Then since percent shows per 100 (since cent means 100), thus we will first divide the whole part in 100 parts and then we multiply it with b so that we collect b items per 100 items(that is exactly what b per cent means).
Thus, that thing in number is
[tex]\dfrac{a}{100} \times b[/tex]
It is given that:
Total cost that Ms Clark pays = Cost of meal + tip amount
Now, tip amount is 20% of $25.50
It is calculated as:
[tex]Tip = \dfrac{25.50}{100} \times 20 = 5.1\text{\:(In dollars)}[/tex]
Thus, tip amount = $5.1
And thus, Total cost that Ms Clark pays = $25.5 + $5.1 = $30.6
Thus,
The total amount Ms Clark pays including the tip is given by: Option B: $36.60
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