Question

James works as a waiter. He served meals with bills of $23.59, $40.65, $30.50, and $15.68. If his total for tips was $17.67, what percent tip did he receive for serving these meals? Round the answer to the nearest percent. A. 14% B. 15% C. 17% D. 16%

Answer 1

For this case we must obtain the total amount of the bills:

$23.59 + 40.65 + 30.50 + 15.68 = 110.42$

Thus, the total of the bills was $ 110.42.

We make a rule of three to determine the percentage of tips received:

$ 110.42 -----------> 100%

$ 17.67 ------------> x

Where the variable "x" represents the percentage of tips received.

$x = \frac {17.67 * 100} {110.42}\\x = 16.0025$

So, he received 16% tip.

Answer:

Option D