Question

Manuel decides to leave a 12% (0.12) tip on a meal. The final cost will be $42.95..

What was the cost of the meal?

Answer 1

Let x be the cost of the meal.

According to the problem, Manuel left a 12% tip on the meal, which means he paid 100% + 12% = 112% of the cost of the meal.

We can express this in an equation as:

x * 1.12 = 42.95

Simplifying the equation, we get:

x = 42.95 / 1.12

x ≈ 38.37

Therefore, the cost of the meal was approximately $38.37.