Question

Mason gave the waiter a $14.58 tip, which was 15 percent of the dinner bill. What was the amount of the dinner bill before he added the tip?
A. $9.72
B. $21.87
C. $97.20
D. $218.70

Answer 1

C. You take the tip amount devided by 15%. Thats 0.15. You the get the answer 97.20

Answer 2

Answer:

Option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the total amount of the dinner bill.

It is given that Mason gave the waiter a $14.58 tip, which was 15 percent of the dinner bill.

$x\times \frac{15}{100}=14.58$

Multiply both sides by 100.

$15x=1458$

Divide both sides by 15.

$\frac{15x}{15}=\frac{1458}{15}$

$x=97.20$

The amount of the dinner bill before he added the tip is $97.20. Therefore, the correct option is C.