Question

reuben took a taxi to the bus depot. he paid the driver the fee of $48 and gave her an additional 15% tip.
(a) let x be the amount reuben gave as a tip (in dollars). using the values below, create a proportion that can be used to find x.
values: 15, 48, 100, x
(b) use the proportion from part (a) to find the amount reuben gave as a tip. do not round any computations.
amount of tip: $
(c) what was the total amount reuben gave the driver, including the tip? do not round any computations.
total amount: $

Explanation:

Step1: Set up percentage proportion

$\frac{15}{100} = \frac{x}{48}$

Step2: Solve for tip amount x

$x = 48 \times \frac{15}{100}$
$x = 7.2$

Step3: Calculate total payment

$\text{Total} = 48 + 7.2$

Answer:

(a) $\boldsymbol{\frac{15}{100} = \frac{x}{48}}$
(b) $\boldsymbol{7.2}$
(c) $\boldsymbol{55.2}$