A couple dining at a restaurant receives a bill for $38.40. They wish to leave a 15% gratuity. Which of the following is the estimated gratuity?
A. $4.00
B. $6.00
C. $5.00
D. $7.00
When dealing with percent problems, the following is utilized to find the unknown variable.
- Is means equals
- Of means multiply
- What means unknown (variable)
From the problem above, we are looking for the amount of gratuity the couple can leave.
Let t be the amount of gratuity. Translating into an equation, we have
The gratuity is 15% of the total bill, which becomes
Here, of means multiply and we also convert percent into decimal before multiplying.
So, the value of t=5.76
Thus, a couple will leave a gratuity of $5.76, which is about $6.00.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is B.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Math
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Q #1: The graph below represents the amount of rainfall in a particular state by month. Which of the following is the total rainfall for the first 3 months of the year?
A. 4 inches
B. 5 inches
C. 4.5 inches
D. 3.5 inches
Answer Explanation
The first three months of the year are January, February, and March. We need to find the total rainfall for these three months from the provided graph.
In the month of January, rainfall is between o and 1, which is halfway. Therefore, rainfall in January is 0.5 inches
On February, rainfall was 1 inch and on March the rainfall was 2 inches. Thus,
Total rainfall = 0.5 inches + 1 inches + 2 inches = 3.5 inches
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Q #2: Four friends are sharing a pizza. One friend eats half of the pizza. The other three friends equally divide the rest among themselves. What portion of the pizza did each of the other three friends receive?
A. 1/6
B. 1/3
C. ¼
D. 1/5
Answer Explanation
we are needed to find the portion of pizza shared by 3 three friends. We treat the whole pizza as 1. Now, 1 friend eats half of the whole pizza. Thus,
One friend=1/2 of 1=1/2*1=1/2
Remaining amount=1-1/2=2/2-1/2=1/2
Thus, ½ of pizza is left for three friends to share among themselves. Then, each friend will get
So, the other three friends will each get 1/6 of the pizza.
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Q #3: Which of the following statements is true about the graph?
A. The Chargers points per game decreased between seasons eight times between 1996 and 2015
B. The Chargers scored their lowest number of points per game in 1999-2000 season
C. The Chargers scored their greatest number of points per game in the 2008-09 season
D. None of the above
Answer Explanation
To find the true statement we need to analyze the given statements.
For statement 1: the points per game decreased five times between 1996 and 2015. So, the statement is false.
For statement 2: the lowest points scored per game was in 1998-99 season. So, the statement is false.
For statement 3: 2008-09 was the season the chargers scored the greatest number of points per game. So, this statement is true.
