Lin’s Father is paying for $50 meal. He has a $15 percent off coupon for the meal. What is the price of a discounted meal before the tax?

Note: Here tax rate is note given. Consider the tax is not applied.

Given:

Lin’s Father is paying for $50 meal.

Discount = 15%

To find:

The price of a discounted meal before the tax.

Solution:

Let x be the price of a discounted meal before the tax.

According to the question,

Price of meal after discount = Price of meal before discount - Discount

Divide both sides by 0.85.

Therefore, the price of a discounted meal before the tax is $58.824.