Problema Solution

After a lady is seated in a restaurant, she realizes that she only has $50.00. If she must pay 7% sales tax and wishes to leave a 20% tip on the total bill (meal plus tax), what is the maximum price of the lunch she can order?

Answer provided by our tutors

let 'x' be the cost of the lunch


x + 0.07*x + 0.20(x + 0.07*x) = 50


x= $38.9408


the maximum price of the lunch she can order is $38.9408.