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?

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anonymous · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{5}{31.25}$$

anonymous · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

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

anonymous · Answer

multiply by 100 to get your decimal into percent form

anonymous · Answer

i got 0.16

anonymous · Answer

multiply by 100

anonymous · Answer

then place a percentage sign in the end

anonymous · Answer

thanks romero :)

anonymous · Answer

yw