Clovis wants to make a surprise visit to his uncle who lives out of town. He purchases an airline ticket for . There is a
sales tax on the price of the airline ticket. In addition he must pay a baggage fee of . When he arrives at the
airport, Clovis takes a taxi to his uncle’s house which is 8 miles from the airport. The taxi fee is per mile. If Clovis
has spent a total of for the airline ticket and taxi, at what percent of his fare did Clovis tip the taxi driver?
a.
b.
c.
d.

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Clovis wants to make a surprise visit to his uncle who lives out of town. He purchases an airline ticket for . There is a
sales tax on the price of the airline ticket. In addition he must pay a baggage fee of . When he arrives at the
airport, Clovis takes a taxi to his uncle’s house which is 8 miles from the airport. The taxi fee is per mile. If Clovis
has spent a total of for the airline ticket and taxi, at what percent of his fare did Clovis tip the taxi driver?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Ask by Pearson Bob. in the United States

Mar 27,2025

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1. Calculate the cost of the airline ticket including tax and baggage fee:  
   - Base ticket price: $$ \$69 $$  
   - Sales tax: $$ 15\% $$ of $$ \$69 $$, so  
     $$
     0.15 \times 69 = \$10.35
     $$  
   - Baggage fee: $$ \$20 $$  
   - Total airline cost:  
     $$
     69 + 10.35 + 20 = \$99.35
     $$

2. Determine the total taxi fare:  
   - Total amount spent (airline ticket + taxi): $$ \$123.35 $$  
   - Therefore, the taxi cost is:  
     $$
     123.35 - 99.35 = \$24.00
     $$

3. Compute the metered taxi fare (without tip):  
   - Distance: $$ 8 $$ miles  
   - Rate per mile: $$ \$2.50 $$  
   - Metered fare:  
     $$
     8 \times 2.50 = \$20.00
     $$

4. Calculate the tip amount:  
   - Tip:  
     $$
     24.00 - 20.00 = \$4.00
     $$

5. Determine the tip as a percentage of the metered fare:  
   - Tip percentage:  
     $$
     \frac{4.00}{20.00} \times 100\% = 20\%
     $$

Thus, Clovis tipped the taxi driver $$ 20\% $$ of the taxi fare.
Clovis tipped the taxi driver 20% of the fare.

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