Ruth went out to eat with friends. She brought a $50 bill. She bought an appetizer for $8.50, an entree for $13.99, and desert for $6.50. She wants to leave a 20% tip for the good service she received. How much is the tip she will leave? Do not round your answer, but keep in mind that the smallest unit in our financial system is a penny which stops in the hundredths place. *

$16.81

Step-by-step explanation:

$50.00 -$8.50 - $13.99 - $6.50 = $21.01

$21.01 * 0.20 = $4.20

$21.01 - $4.20 = $16.81

step-by-step explanation:

if you want to solve percent error follow these steps.

1. subtract the accepted value from the experimental value.

2. take the absolute value of step 1.

3. divide that answer by the accepted value.

4. multiply that answer by 100 and add the % symbol to express the answer as a percentage.

if you want to solve percent of change just do this.

1. work out the difference (increase) between the two numbers you are comparing.

2. divide the increase by the original number and multiply the answer by 100. if your answer is a negative number then this is a percentage decrease.

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