Question

You order two servings of pancakes and fruit cup. The cost of the fruit cup is $1.50. You leave a 15% tip. Your total bill is $11.50. What is p of serving of pancakes.

Answer 1

$11.50 = 1.15(2P + $1.50)

Remove parentheses by doing foil method .

$11.50 = 2.30P+ 1.725

-2.30P= -11.50+1.725

Simplify

-2.30P= -9.775

Divide -2.30 both sides

-9.775/-2.30=P

4.25 = P cost of serving of pancakes