Question

Dinner at your favorite restaurant cost $64.50 with tax for you and your family. You give the waiter $75 to pay the bill and a tip. What is the approximate percentage of the tip?

Answer 1

Answer:

16%

Step-by-step explanation:

Just did it.

Answer 2

Answer:16

Step-by-step explanation:

original price

100

=  

new price

new percent

;

64.5

100

=  

75

x

64.5x = 7500 → x ≈ 116.3

Subtract 100 from the new percent (116.3 − 100 = 16.3) → 16%