2005 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 1

Problem

While eating out, Mike and Joe each tipped their server $2$ dollars. Mike tipped $10\%$ of his bill and Joe tipped $20\%$ of his bill. What was the difference, in dollars between their bills?

$\textbf{(A) } 2\qquad \textbf{(B) } 4\qquad \textbf{(C) } 5\qquad \textbf{(D) } 10\qquad \textbf{(E) } 20$

Solution

Let $m$ be Mike's bill and $j$ be Joe's bill.

$\frac{10}{100}m=2$

$m=20$

$\frac{20}{100}j=2$

$j=10$

So the desired difference is $m-j=20-10=10 \Rightarrow \boxed{\textbf{(D) }10}$

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