Dinner at your favorite restaurant costs $64.50 with tax for you and your family. You give the waiter $75 to pay the bill and a tip. What is the approximate percentage of the tip?
Responses
A 14%14%
B 15%15%
C 12%12%
D 16%16%
E 18%18%
The amount of the tip is $75 - $64.50 = $10.50. To find the percent of the tip, we divide the tip amount by the total bill (including tip):
$10.50 / $75 ≈ 0.14 = 14%
So the approximate percentage of the tip is 14%, which is option A.