Percent Applications Math Example 1

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Example 1

easy
A restaurant bill is \56.Thecustomerwantstoleavea. The customer wants to leave a 15\%$ tip. What is the tip amount and the total paid?

Solution

  1. 1
    Tip: 15%ร—56=0.15ร—56=8.4015\% \times 56 = 0.15 \times 56 = 8.40.
  2. 2
    Total: 56 + 8.40 = \64.40$.
  3. 3
    Alternatively, multiply by 1.151.15: 1.15 \times 56 = \64.40$.

Answer

Tip=$8.40,Total=$64.40\text{Tip} = \$8.40,\quad \text{Total} = \$64.40
A tip is a percentage added to the original bill. You can compute the tip and add it, or multiply the bill by (1 + tip rate) to get the total in one step.

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