A restaurant meal cost $39.50 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 answer:
A) $44 and $46  B) $39 and $41  C) $38 and $40  D) $37 and $39  E) $36 and $37
The total amount for the meal was between 39.5*1.1= 
<gadget id="calculator">39.5*1.1</gadget>
<output>43.45</output>
43.45 and 39.5*1.15=45.425. Only option which covers all possible values of the meal is A.   $44 and $46nswer: $44 and $46.
<result>A</result>
A restaurant meal cost $39.50 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