Question

A tip of $5 for a total bill of $40 represents what percent of the total bill?

Answer 1

A tip of $5 for a total bill of $40 to percentage is

`\begin{gathered} \frac{5\text{ dollars}}{40\text{ dollars}}*(100)/(1) \\ (5)/(40)*100 \\ =(1)/(8)*100 \\ =(100)/(8) \\ =12.5\% \end{gathered}`

Hence the answer is 12.5%