CPM Homework Help : CC2MN Problem 7-22

Alan was paying a dinner check, but he was not sure how much he should tip for his bill of $\$27.38$ . If a $15\%$ tip is standard, about how much should Alan leave for the server?

Hint:

To find a percent of a number, you should first change the percent to a decimal. What is the decimal for $15\%$ ?

More Help:

Next, multiply the decimal value $0.15$ by the amount $27.38$ . This will give you $15\%$ % of $\$27.38$ .

Answer:

$15\%$ of $\$27.38$ is approximately $\$4.11$ .