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Bo was out at a restaurant for dinner when the bill came. To find the total plus tip, he multiplied the cost of the meal by 1.17 . What percent tip did he leave?
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Bo was out at a restaurant for dinner when the bill came. To find the total plus tip, he multiplied the cost of the meal by 11.1717 . What percent tip did he leave?\newlineAnswer: % \%

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Q. Bo was out at a restaurant for dinner when the bill came. To find the total plus tip, he multiplied the cost of the meal by 11.1717 . What percent tip did he leave?\newlineAnswer: % \%
  1. Understand the problem: Understand the problem.\newlineBo multiplied the cost of his meal by 1.171.17 to get the total plus tip. The number 1.171.17 represents the original cost of the meal (which is 100%100\%) plus the tip percentage. To find the tip percentage, we need to subtract the original 100%100\% from 117%117\%.
  2. Calculate the tip percentage: Calculate the tip percentage.\newlineTip percentage = Total percentage - Original cost percentage\newlineTip percentage = 117%100%117\% - 100\%\newlineTip percentage = 17%17\%
  3. Check the calculation: Check the calculation for any mathematical errors.\newline117%117\% represents the total cost (meal + tip), and 100%100\% represents the original cost of the meal. Subtracting these gives us the tip percentage.\newline17%=117%100%17\% = 117\% - 100\%, which is correct.

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