Question

Brody received a $15.00 tip on a meal that cost $162. What percent of the mealcost was the tip?Round answer to the nearest whole percent.answer.

Answer 1

Given:

Cost of a meal is $162.

Brody received a $15.00 tip

Let 'x' be the percent of the meal cost was the tip.

$\begin{gathered} 15=162\times\frac{x}{100} \\ \frac{15\times100}{162}=x \\ x=9.26 \end{gathered}$

9% of the meal cost was the tip.