Frances left a 21​% tip on a meal. Including the​ tip, its cost was​ $59.29. What was the cost of the meal before the​ tip?

1 Answer
Jan 14, 2018

49$

Explanation:

Set x as being the cost of the meal.

The tip is 21% of the price of the meal, which means 0.21x

From this, we have the following equation and we solve for x

x + 0.21x = 59.29
1.21x = 59.29
x= 49$