Question

Franklin left a 5 dollar tip for his waitress after treating his friend to dinner. If the food bill was thirty-one dollars and twenty-five cents, what was Franklin's tip as a percent?

5 percent

fifteen percent

sixteen percent

nineteen percent

Answer 1

15

Answer 2

why is it 15?

Answer 3

it is 16 percent because 0.5 for the tip times 31.25 for his cost.if you multiply 0.5 times 31.25 it will equal to 15.625. and you round that to 16.So its 16 percent