Mia hired a moving company. The company charged / $500$500dollar sign, 500 for its services, and mia gives the movers a 16/%16%16, percent tip. How much does mia tip the movers?

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Clarence Mcconnell

16 June, 05:13

Mia hired a moving company. The company charged / $500$500dollar sign, 500 for its services, and mia gives the movers a 16/%16%16, percent tip. How much does mia tip the movers?

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Answer: $80

The movers charged Mia $500.

Mia gave them a 16% tip.

Consider 16 percent tip to be of $500 that was charged by the movers.

If you focus on the word "per-cent", it means / 100.

Therefore, to calculate 16%, divide it by 100:

16/100 = 0.16

16% of 500 would be:

16/100 x 500 = 80

So, Mia gave the movers $80 as their tip, which are other than their fee i. e. $500.