ILL GIVE MEDALS:

Rosario's restaurant bill was twelve dollars and seventy−five cents. If she tipped approximately eighteen percent, how much money did she tip the waitstaff?

A. $2.30

B. $3.20

C. $5.30

D. $7.08

Question

ILL GIVE MEDALS:

Rosario's restaurant bill was twelve dollars and seventy−five cents. If she tipped approximately eighteen percent, how much money did she tip the waitstaff?

A. $2.30

B. $3.20
 
C. $5.30

D. $7.08

whpalmer4 · Answer

the bill is $12.75.  the tip is 18% of $12.75.  x% = multiplying by x and dividing by 100.

what is $12.75 * 18 / 100?

helpblahblahblah · Answer

A?

whpalmer4 · Answer

yes.  it comes to  $2.295, but that rounds to $2.30 as we don't use tenths of a cent when money changes hands :-)

helpblahblahblah · Answer

thanks :D