SOLUTION: Darla, Ellie, and Fran ate a whole container of ice cream. Darla ate half as much as Ellie ate, and Fran ate 5 times as much as Darla ate. If the container of ice cream cost $6.00,

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Question 925937: Darla, Ellie, and Fran ate a whole container of ice cream. Darla ate half as much as Ellie ate, and Fran ate 5 times as much as Darla ate. If the container of ice cream cost $6.00, how much should each person pay?
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Answer by amariya(8)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
3 girls,,total cost of ice cream$6.00
divided 3 into 6=$2.00each
Answer by MathTherapy(10555)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Darla, Ellie, and Fran ate a whole container of ice cream. Darla ate half as much as Ellie ate, and Fran ate 5 times as much as Darla ate. If the container of ice cream cost $6.00, how much should each person pay?


Let amount Darla ate, be D

Then Ellie ate 2D, and Fran ate 5D

This can be represented as 8 parts (1D + 2D + 5D)          

Amount Darla should pay: , or $

Amount Ellie should pay:   , or $

Amount Fran should pay:  , or $

 

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