Stan took Lilly to his friends restaurant on a date. The friend told the waiter to remove $12 from Stan’s dessert bill. Stan tipped the waiter 20% on the reduced bill, which was a 15 dollar tip. Write an equation to find the missing number.

Answer 1

Let x be the original dessert bill.
The reduced bill is x - 12.
Stan tipped 0.20(x - 12) = 15 dollars.
Thus, 0.20(x - 12) = 15.

Answer 2

If a puzzle costs 27 dollars and it’s 50 cents off how much does the puzzle cost now

Answer 3

The puzzle costs $27 and it is 50 cents off, which means it is reduced by $0.50.

To find the new cost of the puzzle, subtract the reduction from the original cost:

$27 - $0.50 = $26.50

Therefore, the puzzle now costs $26.50.