FIRST ANSWER CORRECTLY GETS BRAINLIEST AND A FREE 50 POINTS / Lin’s father is paying for a $20 meal. He has a 15%-off coupon for the meal. After the discount, a 7% sales tax is applied. What does Lin’s father pay for the meal? Explain or show your reasoning.

Lin's father pay for the meal is $18.19.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Lin’s father is paying for a $20 meal.

He has a 15%-off coupon for the meal.

After the discount, a 7% sales tax is applied.

Now, to get the amount Lin's father pay for meal.

So, we deduct the 15% discount first:

$20 - 15% of $20.

Then, adding 7% sales tax:

$17 + 7% of $17

Therefore, Lin's father pay for the meal is $18.19.

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