You go to Applebee's and spend $98.42 on your meal. How much was the bill before 6% sales tax

Answer: 92.51

(98.42•0.06) = 5.9052

98.42-5.9052=92.5148

Answer: the bill before 6% sales tax is $92.85

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the bill before the 6% sales tax.

It means that you paid 6% tax on x and the amount of tax paid would be

6/100 * x = 0.06 * x = 0.06x

Total amount that you paid for the meal including the 6% tax would be

x + 0.06x = 1.06x

If you spent $98.42 on the meal after the 6% tax, it means that

1.06x = 98.42

Dividing the left hand side and the right hand side of the equation by 1.06, it becomes

1.06x/1.06 = 98.42/1.06

x = $92.85