Question

The bill for a stay in a hotel was $188 including $15 tax. What percent of the bill was the tax?

Answer 1

Answer : 8%

Explanation -

Given :

The bill for a stay in a hotel was $188.

including $15 tax


Finding the percentage of tax -


$\dfrac{15}{188} \times 100$


$\dfrac{1500}{188} = 7.97\%$


Tax percentage = 7.97 % (approximately 8%)


Hence : Tax percentage = 8%