Question

Franklin left a $5 tip for his waitress after treating his friend to dinner. If the food bill was 31.25 , what was Franklin's tip as a percent?

Answer 1

divide the amount (5) by the total (31.25)

Answer 2

\[\frac{5}{31.25}\]

Answer 3

make a equation

TIP=x(31.25) where x is the percentage of tip

5=x(31.25) divide by 31.25 and you have your answer

Answer 4

that will give you in the form of decimal but then you have to move the decimal two spots to the right and place a percentage sign

Answer 5

multiply by 100 to get your decimal into percent form

Answer 6

i got 0.16

Answer 7

multiply by 100

Answer 8

then place a percentage sign in the end

Answer 9

thanks romero :)

Answer 10

yw