Tom left a 2.50 tip after eating his meal at a restaurant. if he tipped 15%,how much did his original meal cost?

$16.67

Step-by-step explanation:

Think of it like this. $2.50=15% of x, where x is the cost of his meal.

2.5=0.15x      The given equation

250=15x        Multiply both sides by 100

16 2/3=x        Divide both sides by 15.

x= 16.66666666666666

Approximately 16.67.

step-by-step explanation:

(s)he  is right it would be 5.5% because it is smaller than 15.5% or anything smaller than 15.5% in general