Question

Clovis wants to make a surprise visit to his uncle who lives out of town. He purchases an airline ticket for $69. There is a 15% sales tax on the price of the airline ticket. In addition he must pay a baggage fee of $20. When he arrives at the airport, Clovis takes a taxi to his uncle's house which is 8 miles from the airport. The taxi fee is $2.50 per mile. If Clovis has spent a total of $123.35 for the airline ticket and taxi, at what percent of his fare did Clovis tip the taxi driver?
a.
10%
b.
15%
c.
20%
d.
25%

Answer 1

He tipped the taxi driver 10%

Answer 2

69 + 0.15(69) + 20 + 2.5(8) = 119.35
123.35 - 119.35 = 4

his fare was (2.5 * 8) = 20
4/20 = 1/5 = 0.2 = 20% <====