a business executive and his client are charging their dinner tab on the executive ' s expense account. the company will only allow them to spend a total of 60 $ for the meal. assuming that they will pay 7 % in sales tax for the meal and leave a 15 % tip, what is the most their food can cost? Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 39.55 $	B) 40.63 $	C) 41.63 $	D) 42.15 $	E) 48.7 $
<gadget id="calculator">7 + 15</gadget>
<output>22</output>

<gadget id="calculator">22 / 100</gadget>
<output>11/50 = around 0.22</output>

<gadget id="calculator">(11/50) + 1</gadget>
<output>61/50 = around 1.22</output>

<gadget id="calculator">60 / (61/50)</gadget>
<output>3_000/61 = around 49.180328</output>

<result>E</result>
a business executive and his client are charging their dinner tab on the executive ' s expense account. the company will only allow them to spend a total of 60 $ for the meal. assuming that they will pay 7 % in sales tax for the meal and leave a 15 % tip, what is the most their food can cost?
divide(60, add(divide(add(7, 15), const_100), const_1))
"let x is the cost of the food 1.07 x is the gross bill after including sales tax 1.15 * 1.07 x = 60 x = 48.7 hence , the correct option is e"