Question

Sarah wants to give the pizza delivery boy a 20 percent tip. If the pizza bill is $48.25, how much should she tip?

Answer 1

A percent means the percentage of its number over 100. So here, 20% means 20/100 of something. What is that something in your case?

Answer 2

Move the decimal to the left one place to get a 10% tip. Then multiply that by 2 for a 20% tip. so 48.25 10% tip = 4.825. 20% tip = 9.65

Answer 3

Nancy is very happy with the service at the hotel she is staying in. She wants to tip the room service waiter 15 percent of the food bill, which is $120.75. How much should she tip?

Answer 4

You do the same thing. So here you have 15/100 of something. That something is?

Answer 5

15\100 is 0.15 .

Answer 6

Yes and that is the percentage of something. Your question says the tip should be a percentage of the food bill. So you multiply that with the food bill.