Question

The bill for dinner was$53.74. You left $11.26 for the tip. What percentage of the original bill was thetip? Round your answer to the nearest whole percent

Answer 1

The bill for the ddinner is $53.74

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The tip is $11.26

Let x% of original bill was a tip.

Thus,

$\begin{gathered} \frac{x}{100}\times53.74=11.26 \\ \Rightarrow x=20.95 \end{gathered}$

Thus the answer is 20.95%