Question

Darcy gave her nail technician a $5.10 tip. The tip was 6% of the cost of the manicure. Write an equation to find b, the cost of the manicure. If all percents are expressed as decimals, the equation manicure. can be used to find b, the cost of the

Answer 1

Darcy gave her nail technician a $5.10 tip.

Tip Amount = $5.10

The tip was 6% of the cost of the manicure.

b be the cost of the manicure

So,

6% of cost of the manicure= Tip Amount

6% of b = 5.10

Equation of the cost is :

$\begin{gathered} \text{ 6\% of b =5.10} \\ 0.06\times b=5.10 \\ 0.06b=5.10\text{ is the required equation} \end{gathered}$

The equation is : 0.06b = 5.10