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you are ordering a meal and you have $15 to spend the the restaurant charges 6% sales tax you plan to leave a 15% tip the equation C equals X Plus 0.06x + 0.15x gives the total cost of c of your meal, where x is the cost before tax and tip. What is the maximum amount you can spend before tax and tip.

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C = x + 0.06x + 0.15x

15 = 1.21x

15/1.21 = x

12.40 = x

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