Luke 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 1.12. What percent tip did he leave?Answer: %
Q. Luke 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 1.12. What percent tip did he leave?Answer: %
Calculate total cost: Luke multiplied the cost of the meal by 1.12 to find the total plus tip. This means that the total cost is 112% of the original meal cost. The 100% represents the original cost of the meal, and the additional 12% represents the tip he left.
Find percent tip: To find the percent tip Luke left, we subtract the original 100% (representing the original cost of the meal) from the total 112%. Percent tip =Total percent−Original percent Percent tip =112%−100% Percent tip =12%
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