Lenicia is a waitress and just received $12.45 for a tip for a meal that cost $56.75. Is the percentage of her tip above or below the standard 15%? above 15% below 15%

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asked Oct 2, 2017 137k views

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Gmhk · Answer 1 · 2017-10-08T11:50:33+0000

First, we have to know how much percentage the tip is from the meal cost. So,

($12.45 ÷ $56.75 ) * 100 = 21.94%

Thus, it is above the standard 15%. It is a good day for Lenicia! Keep it coming :)