Question

Mrs. freeman is paying for a $20 meal. she has a 15% off coupon for the meal. after the discount , a 7% sales tax is applied.

what does mrs freeman pay for the meal

Answer 1

Lin's father pay for the meal is $18.19

Explanation:

Given:

Lin’s father is paying for a $20 meal.

He has a 15%-off coupon for the meal.

After the discount, a 7% sales tax is applied.

Now, to get the amount Lin's father pay for meal.

So, we deduct the 15% discount first:

$20 - 15% of $20.

Then, adding 7% sales tax:

$17 + 7% of $17

Therefore, Lin's father pay for the meal is $18.19.