
Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman
Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285448596
Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman
Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285448596 Exercise 91
Solve the following word problems for the portion, rate, or base.
According to The Miami Herald for every dollar of tip left at South Florida restaurants, 74% went to the server, 5% went to the host, 6% went to the bartender, and 15% went to the busser. One night a large party spent $750 on dinner and left a 20% tip.
a. How much tip was left?
b. Use the research percents to distribute the tip between the server, the host, the bartender, and the busser.
According to The Miami Herald for every dollar of tip left at South Florida restaurants, 74% went to the server, 5% went to the host, 6% went to the bartender, and 15% went to the busser. One night a large party spent $750 on dinner and left a 20% tip.
a. How much tip was left?
b. Use the research percents to distribute the tip between the server, the host, the bartender, and the busser.
Explanation
Percentage formula:
First identify the...
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