Gina went to a restaurant for lunch. On her bill the sales tax equals $2.34. If the tax is 8.5%, what was the subtotal (without tax) of her meal?

$2.5389

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data

Cost of lunch = $2.34

Tax= 8.5%

Let us compute the cost of the tax

=8.5/100*2.34

=0.085*2.34

= $0.1989

Hence the total is = 0.1989+2.34

=$2.5389

answer: standard form is ax^2 + bx + c = 0

step-by-step explanation:

standard form is ax^2 + bx + c = 0

(2x + 1)(x - 2) = 0

distribute to get into standard form

2x^2 - 4x + x - 2 = 0

2x^2 - 3x - 2 = 0

a = 2, b= -3, c = -2

a is your answer