Question

Payton and her sister enjoyed a special dinner in a restaurant and the bill was $24.83 if she leaves $2.98 for the server as her tip what percent tip did she leave

Answer 1

12%

Explanation:

I just guess some possible percents of tip to find the answer. When multiplying percents you must 1st turn it onto a decimal. So 15% = 0.15 or 20% = 0.20

$24.83 × 0.20 = 4.966 NO

$24.83 × 0.15 = 3.724 NO

$24.83 × 0.10 = 2.483 NO

$24.83 × 0.12 = 2.979 YES

round 2.979 to 2.98 so that means tip was 12%