2. Doug paid $39.95 for dinner. He left a 15% tip for the server. Which of the following is closest to
the tip left by Doug? *

$5.99

Step-by-step explanation:

In this problem, Doug paid the following amount for the dinner:

He also left a 15% tip.

Here we want to calculate what is the amount correspondant to the tip.

In order to find this value, we have to calculate the 15% of the value of the dinner, therefore we want to find

the 15% of 39.95$

The percentage (15%) can be rewritten as fraction:

Therefore, the amount of the tip is

And substituting p, we find:

So, the tip is $5.99.

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