Question

the bill for dinner was $67.82 you left $16.18 as tip . what percentage of the original bill was the tip? round your answer to the nearest whole percent

Answer 1

Bill for dinner = $67.82

Tip = $16.18

We are to find

what percentage of the original bill was the tip

This is done as follows

$x\text{\% of 67.82}=16.18$

Simplifying this we get

$\begin{gathered} \frac{x}{100}\times67.82=16.18 \\ 67.82x=16.18\times100 \\ x=\frac{1618}{67.82} \\ x=24.08 \\ x=24\text{\%} \end{gathered}$

Therefore, the percentage is 24%