Question

Your total at a

restaurant is $50. If you
want to tip the server
15%, what is your
total?

Answer 1

your total cost would be $57:50

Answer 2

tip: $7.50

total: $57.50

Explanation:

you change the 15% into a decimal by moving the the decimal point 2 spots to the left so now you have .15

next do .15 * 50 to get 7.5, which is the tip

now to find the total, add 7.5 + 50 to get 57.5