Five friends ate lunch together. They each paid the same amount the total cost of all five meals was $51.94 which included a 6% sales tax, what was the cost of one meal before tax was added?

Given:

Total number of friends = 5

Total cost of all five meals = $51.94

Sales tax = 6%

To find:

The cost of one meal before tax was added.

Solution:

Let x be the cost of all five meals before tax.

Then, Amount of tax = 6% of x

According to he question,

Divide both sides by 51.94.

So, the cost of all five meals before tax is $49.

Divide this cost by 5 to get the cost of one meal before tax was added.

Therefore, the cost of one meal before tax was added, is $9.8.

first anwser choice.

step-by-step explanation:

the greater/less or equal to symbol (> or < with the line at the bottom) is a closed/filled in circle.

-5c + 2 _< _27

subtract from both sides by 2

-5c _< _ 27

divide both sides by -5

c _< _ 5.4

flip the inequality sign

c _> _5.4

the only possible answer that would match the simplified inequality is the first answer choice

i will pick c put check it over to be sure

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