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  • 22-10-2018
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The cost of the meal was 50 she left a $9 tip what was the percent of the tip

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rifraf rifraf
  • 22-10-2018

18% is the % of the tip

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jdoe0001 jdoe0001
  • 22-10-2018

if we take 50 to be the 100%, what is 9 off of it in percentage?


[tex]\bf \begin{array}{ccll} amount&\%\\ \cline{1-2} 50&100\\ 9&x \end{array}\implies \cfrac{50}{9}=\cfrac{100}{x}\implies x=\cfrac{9\cdot 100}{50}\implies x=18[/tex]

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