• Bonnie goes out to eat and buys a meal that costs $12.50 that includes a tax of $.75. She only wants to leave a tip based on the cost of the food. What equation could help Bonnie calculate the tip?

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•	Bonnie goes out to eat and buys a meal that costs $12.50 that includes a tax of $.75. She only wants to leave a tip based on the cost of the food. What equation could help Bonnie calculate the tip?

ivettef365 · Answer

what are the choices ?

anonymous · Answer

there are none its just a word problem

ivettef365 · Answer

don't know if question is complete, what percent of tip ?

or just subtract .75 from 12.50, that is the amount to calculate the tip

anonymous · Answer

doesn't give a percentage

anonymous · Answer

i just need an equation not actually solve it

anonymous · Answer

I'm not sure how to set it up

anonymous · Answer

$$Tip = \frac{ tipPercent (mealPrice -mealTax) }{ 100 }$$