A restaurant charges an automatic gratuity of 18% on tables with more than 6 people. A party of 8 had a bill of p. Which expression can be used to find the total cost of the meal with the gratuity?
0.18p
0.82p
1.18p
18.00p

Question

A restaurant charges an automatic gratuity of 18% on tables with more than 6 people. A party of 8 had a bill of p. Which expression can be used to find the total cost of the meal with the gratuity?  
0.18p
0.82p
1.18p
18.00p

hero · Answer

The total cost of the meal is the amount of the bill plus gratuity.
The problem states that p is the amount of the bill and gratuity is eighteen percent of that . 
In other words, The total cost of the meal is p plus eighteen percent of p.

dakid88 · Answer

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