Tax/Tip/Percent You pay $\$ 56.20$ for your meal, and the tip. You paid a $20 \%$ tip. How much was the original amount of the meal? A $\$ 46.83$ B $\$ 67.44$ $\$ 44.96$ D $\$ 11.24$

Step 1 ：Let x be the original meal amount. Then, the equation can be written as: \(x + 0.20x = 56.20\)

Step 2 ：Solve for x: \(1.2x = 56.20\) => \(x = \frac{56.20}{1.2}\) => \(x = 46.83\)

Step 3 ：\(\boxed{The original amount of the meal was \$ 46.83}\)