The ratio of girls to boys would be 16:12 because if you divide 28 by 2 you get 14. subtract 2 to on one of them and add the two to the other. You get 12 and 16. There is a difference of 4 to them and when you add them together you get 28. :)
<u>Given </u><u>:</u><u>-</u><u> </u>
- Mrs. Smith left a 15% tip for a dinner that cost $62.40.
<u>To </u><u>find</u><u> </u><u>:</u><u>-</u><u> </u>
- About how much tip did Mrs. Smith leave?
<u>Solution</u><u> </u><u>:</u><u>-</u><u> </u>
The tip is 15% of $62.40 .
<u>•</u><u> </u><u>Calculating</u><u> </u><u>1</u><u>5</u><u>%</u><u> </u><u>of </u><u>$</u><u>6</u><u>2</u><u>.</u><u>4</u><u>0</u><u> </u>
- $ 62.40 * 15%
- $ 62.40 * 15/100
- $ 9.36
