You are ordering a meal and have $15 to spend on. The restaurant charges 6% sales tax and you plan to leave a 15% tip. The equat
2 answers:
<h2>Answer:</h2>
The maximum amount you can spend before tax and tip is:
$ 12.397
<h2>Step-by-step explanation:</h2>x represents the cost before tax and tip.
Also, we have a total of $ 15 to spend on.
The equation which represents the total cost of our meal is given by:
c= x+0.06x+0.15x
This means that:
The answer is: $ 12.397
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