Talia gave her hairdresser a 20 percent tip, which amounted to $7.

Percents
Total

100%

What was the price of the service before the tip?
$1.40
$35.00
$42.00
$140.00???

Question

Talia gave her hairdresser a 20 percent tip, which amounted to $7.

Percents
Total
 	 	 	 	 	
100%

What was the price of the service before the tip?
$1.40
$35.00
$42.00
$140.00???

Vocaloid · Answer

let's say the price before the tip is x

if a 20% tip is $7, that means 0.20 * x = 7

solve for x

YRJ8498 · Answer

@vocaloid wrote:

let's say the price before the tip is x if a 20% tip is $7, that means 0.20 * x = 7 solve for x

So.. it would be 35 dollars, right? because you use the formula Original (percentage as a decimal) = discount So you need to work in reverse