The bill for a meal was $34. The customer left $50. What is the tip percentage?

Question

i got 32% AD WAS WONDERING IF THAT WAS CORRECT.

Answer 1

Hello Audrey,

The customer left $50 for a meal that cost $34. That means the amount left for the tip was 50 - 34 = 16.

You want to calculate the tip percentage not based on the amount the customer left BUT based on the cost of the meal.

Tip percentage = (16/34)*100 = 47.06%