John and his family went out to eat in their favorite restaurant, the bill of the food is 65.00 and they left a 25% tip. How much was the tip?

Mathematics · High School · Sun Jan 24 2021

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Given the statement:

John and his family went out to eat in their favorite restaurant, the bill of the food is 65.00 and they left a 25% tip.

Determine how much is the tip.

Solution:

In order to determine how much is the tip, we simply needed to multiply 65 by the decimal value of 25%. In converting a percentage into decimal, divide the percentage by 100, hence in converting a decimal to percentage, multiply the percentage by 100.

= 25/100

= 0.25

= (0.25)(65)

= 16.25

Final answer:

The tip is 16.25