Question

Lin’s Father is paying for $50 meal. He has a $15 percent off coupon for the meal. What is the price of a discounted meal before the tax?

Answer 1

Note: Here tax rate is note given. Consider the tax is not applied.

Given:

Lin’s Father is paying for $50 meal.

Discount = 15%

To find:

The price of a discounted meal before the tax.

Solution:

Let x be the price of a discounted meal before the tax.

According to the question,

Price of meal after discount = Price of meal before discount - Discount

`50=x-(15)/(100)* x`

`50=x-0.15x`

`50=0.85x`

Divide both sides by 0.85.

`(50)/(0.85)=x`

`58.823529=x`

`x\approx 58.824`

Therefore, the price of a discounted meal before the tax is $58.824.