Question

Hiro and his co-workers had lunch at a restaurant near their work. An 18% tip on their bill was $10.08. How much was the bill, not including the tip?

Answer 1

Answer:

$8.27

Step-by-step explanation:

First we need to find the tip.  We know it was 18% of the total. So...

x (the variable we need to find)         18%

__                                                   =     ___

10.08 (the total bill including tip)        100%

cross multiply

100x = 181.44

--------------------   (divide by 100 to get x by itself)

100

x = 1.81 (The 18% tip that was given)

So now we know how much the tip was, we subtract it from the bill

10.08 - 1.81 = $8.27