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Sarah's family goes out for dinner, and the total food bill is $60.00. They decide to leave a 15% tip for the server. How much money, in dollars, do they leave for the tip?

Answer: 9 $

Answer

9
The tip amount is found by calculating 15% of 60.00.Bymultiplying60.00. By multiplying 60.00 by by 0.15 ,theresultis, the result is 9.00$, which represents the tip amount in dollars.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Convert the tip percentage into a decimal.
15%=0.1515\% = 0.15
Percentages must be converted to decimals to perform multiplication.
2
Multiply the total bill by the decimal tip rate.
60.00×0.15=9.0060.00 \times 0.15 = 9.00
The tip amount is a percentage of the total bill.

Key Concept

Calculating a percentage of a given monetary amount.
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