You order two servings of pancakes and a fruit cup. The cost of the fruit cup is $1.50. You leave a 15% tip. Your total bill is $11.50. How much does one serving of pancakes cost?

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Giselle Macdonald

22 July, 15:23

You order two servings of pancakes and a fruit cup. The cost of the fruit cup is $1.50. You leave a 15% tip. Your total bill is $11.50. How much does one serving of pancakes cost?

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Rhett Stein · Answer 1

Answer: 4.1375

Step-by-step explanation:

15% of 11.50 is 1.725 so subtract 11.50 - 1.725, you get 9.775, you subtract 1.50 from 9.775 and get 8.275, you divide by 2 because there is two servings and you want to find the answer for one, so 8.275 / 2 = 4.1375