Gratuity Word Problems

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1.
A restaurant bill is 40 dollars. What is a 15% tip?
1. a)10 dollars
2. b)4 dollars
3. c)6 dollars
4. d)8 dollars
Answer: 6 dollars
dollars. A 15% tip on a 40 dollar bill is 6 dollars.
2.
Calculate a 20% tip on a 50 dollar bill.
Answer: 10
dollars. A 20% tip on 50 dollars is 10 dollars.
3.
A meal costs 60 dollars. Calculate the 18% tip and the total bill.
Answer: 70.80
1. Convert 18% to a decimal 0.18
2. Calculate the tip: 10.80
3. Calculate total: 70.80
4.
A haircut costs 30 dollars. If you leave a 6 dollar tip, what percentage tip is that?
1. a)30%
2. b)20%
3. c)15%
4. d)25%
Answer: 20%
. A 6 dollar tip on a 30 dollar bill is 20%.
5.
A family dinner bill is 85 dollars. They leave a 15% tip. What is the total amount paid?
Answer: 97.75
Tip: . Total: dollars.
6.
Three friends split a 72 dollar bill equally with an 18% tip. How much does each person pay?
Answer: 28.32
1. Calculate the tip: 12.96
2. Calculate the total: 84.96
3. Divide by 3: 28.32
7.
A delivery order is 28 dollars. Which tip amount represents approximately 20%?
1. a)7.00 dollars
2. b)4.20 dollars
3. c)8.40 dollars
4. d)5.60 dollars
Answer: 5.60 dollars
dollars. A 20% tip on 28 dollars is 5.60 dollars.
8.
Sara left an 8 dollar tip on a 40 dollar bill. What percentage tip did she leave?
Answer: 20
. Sara left a 20% tip.
9.
A spa treatment costs 120 dollars. The customer wants to leave enough tip to make the total exactly 138 dollars. What percentage tip is this?
Answer: 15
1. Find the tip amount: 18
2. Find the rate: 0.15
3. Convert to percentage: 15
10.
Tom paid a total of 57.50 dollars at a restaurant, which included a 15% tip. What was the original bill before the tip?
Answer: 50
Original = dollars. The original bill was 50 dollars.
11.
A group of 5 friends had dinner. The bill was 95 dollars. They agreed to leave a 20% tip and split everything equally. How much does each friend pay?
Answer: 22.80
1. Calculate 20% tip: 19
2. Find the total: 114
3. Divide by 5: 22.80
12.
Which tip percentage is typically considered the minimum for acceptable service?
1. a)20%
2. b)10%
3. c)25%
4. d)15%
Answer: 15%
15% is typically considered the minimum tip for acceptable service. 18-20% is for good service, and 20%+ is for excellent service.
13.
A taxi ride totaled 34.50 dollars including an 18% tip. What was the fare before the tip?
Answer: 29.24
Original fare = dollars. Round to nearest cent.
14.
Compare tips: A 65 dollar bill with 15% tip vs. 18% tip. What is the difference in tip amounts?
Answer: 1.95
1. Calculate 15% tip: 9.75
2. Calculate 18% tip: 11.70
3. Find the difference: 1.95
15.
A massage therapist received a 24 dollar tip, which was 20% of the service cost. What was the total amount paid including tip?
Answer: 144
1. If 24 dollars is 20%, find 1%: 1.20
2. Find 100% (original): 120
3. Find total: 144
16.
A coffee shop bill is 8 dollars. What is a 25% tip?
Answer: 2
dollars. Or: dollars.
17.
A bill is 55 dollars. Which gives a larger total: 20% tip or adding 12 dollars as a tip?
1. a)12 dollar tip gives larger total
2. b)They are equal
3. c)20% tip gives larger total
4. d)Cannot determine
Answer: 12 dollar tip gives larger total
20% of 55 = dollars. Since , the 12 dollar tip gives a larger total (67 dollars vs 66 dollars).
18.
A customer wants to pay exactly 100 dollars total (including tip) at a restaurant. If they want to leave a 20% tip, what should the bill be before tip?
Answer: 83.33
1. Set up the equation: Bill + 20% of Bill = 100. What is Bill 1.20? 100
2. Solve: Bill = 83.33
3. Verify: 100