Question

Paulo has a receipt from a restaurant. The total amount is blurred, but he knows he left a $4.25 tip, which was 20% of the cost of the meal. How much did his meal cost? How much did he spend in total?

Answer 1

$21.25

Explanation:

20% of the meal (x) = 4.25

20/100= 0.2

0.2 * x= 4.25

0.2x= 4.25

(divide both sides by 0.2)

x= $21.25