SOLUTION: Jerry left a $6.37 tip on a meal that $49. What percent of the meal's cost was the tip?

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Question 906608: Jerry left a $6.37 tip on a meal that $49. What percent of the meal's cost was the tip?
Answer by twankiemae(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since this problem wants to know what percent was the tip of the meal, it would be set up as:
100%2F49+=+x%2F6.37
Since you want to find the percent that was the tip, it will be the variable, x. X is the portion of the whole 100%. 6.37 will then be the denominator because it is the amount equivalent to the whole, in relation to percent, which is 49. Then you would cross multiply and divide
100(6.37)= 49x
637= 49x
Solve for x.Do this by dividing both sides by 49
637%2F49+=+49x%2F49
13= x
X= 13%