In a restaurant recently, I received the following bill:Starter $7.00Main Course $20.75Dessert $9.75Drink $4.50Service Charge $5.25TOTAL $47.25What percentage of the cost of the food and drink had been added to the bill as service charge?

Explanation

To find the percentage of the cost of food and drink that was added as a service charge, we need to first calculate the total cost of food and drink.Total cost of food and drink = $7.00 + $20.75 + $9.75 + $4.50 = $42.00Now, we can calculate the percentage of the cost of food and drink that was added as a service charge:Service charge percentage = (Service charge / Total cost of food and drink) x 100%Plugging in the values, we get:Service charge percentage = ($5.25 / $42.00) x 100% = 12.5%Therefore, the answer is B) 12.5%.