A 15% tip represents the ratio 15 cents to 100 cents. Why does this make 15% a unit-less factor?

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A 15% tip represents the ratio 15 cents to 100 cents. Why does this make 15% a unit-less factor?

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Alyssa4521 Alyssa4521 · Answer 1 · 2014-08-18T20:54:24-04:00

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18-08-2014

When tipping, if you were to tip 15%, 15 cents would be taken out of every dollar, and that is the amount of the tip. Ex: if you paid 100$ at a restaurant and gave a 15% tip, the tip would be 15$

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kate200468 kate200468 · Answer 2 · 2014-08-18T21:45:46-04:00

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[tex] \frac{\big{15\ cents}}{\big{100\ cents}} =\frac{\big{15\cdot\ 1\ cent}}{\big{100\cdot\ 1\ cent}} = \frac{\big{15}}{\big{100}} = 15\cdot \frac{\big{1}}{\big{100}} =15\%[/tex]

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