Question #0c319
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Apr 5, 2017
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Explanation:
We can rewrite this problem as: 15% or what is $2.55?
"Percent" or "%" means "out of 100" or "per 100", Therefore 15% can be written as
When dealing with percents the word "of" means "times" or "to multiply".
Finally, lets call the amount we are looking for "a".
Putting this altogether we can write this equation and solve for
The bill was