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Cole's bill for lunch at a restaurant was $\$63$ . He left a $20\%$ tip. What was the amount of the tip? $\newline$ $\$$ _____

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Percent of a number: tax, discount, and more

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Q. Cole's bill for lunch at a restaurant was

\$63

. He left a

20\%

tip. What was the amount of the tip?

\newline

\$

_____

Convert to decimal: Convert $20\%$ to a decimal by dividing by $100$ . $\newline$ $20 \div 100 = 0.2$
Calculate tip amount: Calculate the tip amount by multiplying the bill by the decimal tip rate. $\newline$ $\text{Tip} = \$(63) \times 0.2$ $\newline$ $= \$(12.6)$

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