Question

Ximena and Darius left a 20% tip after having dinner at a restaurant. The amount of the tip was $5. Ximena’s dinner cost $15. Which equation can you use to find x, the cost of Darius’s dinner?

Answer 1

0.2 (15+x) = 5

Explanation:

Let 'x' represent cost of Darius’s dinner

Ximena’s dinner cost $15, that will be added to cost of Darius's lunch i.e 'x'. They left a 20% tip on the TOTAL cost of both their lunches that would be equal $5. So, the equation is 5=0.2(x+15). 20% (0.2) of the sum of Ximena and Darius lunches i.e 5 dollars.

Equation : 0.2 (15+x) = 5

(0.2) (15) + 0.2x = 5

3 + 0.2x = 5

0.2x = 2

x = 2/0.20

x = 10

Darius’s dinner cost $10

Verification :

15+10=25

25 x 0.20 = 5