SOLUTION: You take your friend out for dinner. the dinner costs 84.97. You leave a 13 dollar tip. How large was your tip in % of the total price of dinner? write both equation and result.

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Question 795202: You take your friend out for dinner. the dinner costs 84.97. You leave a 13 dollar tip. How large was your tip in % of the total price of dinner? write both equation and result.
Answer by waynest(281) About Me  (Show Source):
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x = %
x(84.97) = 13
84.97x = 13
84.97x/84.97 = 13/84.97
x = 0.153
x = 15.3%
check:
84.97 * 0.153 = 13
13 = 13