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

The **bill **for a stay in a hotel was $188 **including **$15 tax. Then the **percentage **of the tax will be 20.55%.
What is the percentage?

The **amount **of any product is given as though it was a proportion of a hundred. The **ratio **can be expressed as a quarter of 100. The phrase % translates for one hundred percent . It is symbolized by the character '%'.

The **percentage **is given as,
Percentage (P) = [Final value - Initial value] / Initial value x 100
The bill for a stay in a hotel was $188 **including **$15 tax . Then the **percentage **is given as,
P = [15 / (188 - 15)] x 100
P = (15 / 173) x 100
P = 0.2055 x 100
P = 20.55%
The **percentage **of the tax will be 20.55%.
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Answered by jainveenamrata | 2024-06-24

188 15 ​ ⋅ 100% = 188 1500 ​ % ≈ 8% T h e t a x w a s ab o u t 8% o f bi ll .

Answered by luana | 2024-06-24

The tax amount of $15 on a hotel bill of $188 is approximately 7.98%. This is calculated by dividing the tax by the total bill and then multiplying by 100 to get the percentage. Therefore, the tax was about 7.98% of the total bill.
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Answered by jainveenamrata | 2024-12-18