SOLUTION: Roomates, Bill, Dan, and Ed went to the grocery store to do some shopping. They figure, based on how much of the time each one eats at their apartment, that Bill should pay 2/5 of
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Question 185087: Roomates, Bill, Dan, and Ed went to the grocery store to do some shopping. They figure, based on how much of the time each one eats at their apartment, that Bill should pay 2/5 of the total bill, then Dan should pay 3/7 of the total bill, and Ed should pay the rest of the bill which was $138.00 How much Bill pay and how much Dan pay?
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Roomates, Bill, Dan, and Ed went to the grocery store to do some shopping. They figure, based on how much of the time each one eats at their apartment, that Bill should pay 2/5 of the total bill, then Dan should pay 3/7 of the total bill, and Ed should pay the rest of the bill which was $138.00 How much Bill pay and how much Dan pay?
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Let the total bill be "x"
Equation:
(2/5)x + (3/7)x + 138 = x
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Multiply thru by 35 to get:
14x + 15x + 35*138 = 35x
6x = 35*138
x = 35*23
x = $805 (the total bill)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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