A restaurant meal cost $34.50 and there was no tax. If the tip was more than 10 percent but less than 15 percent of the cost of the meal, then the total amount paid must have been between Choose the correct choice from the following answers:
A) $40 and $42
B) $39 and $41
C) $38 and $40
D) $37 and $39
E) $36 and $37
The total amount for the meal was between 34.5*1.1= 
<gadget id="calculator">34.5*1.1</gadget>
<output>37.95</output>
37.95 and 34.5*1.15=39.675. Only option which covers all possible values of the meal is C.   Answer: $38 and $40.
<result>C</result>
A restaurant meal cost $34.50 and there was no tax. If the tip was more than 10 percent but less than 15 percent of the cost of the meal, then the total amount paid must have been between