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\n" ); document.write( ": Tom, Dick and Mary decided to share expenses for a class party. Tom bought $28 worth of pizza, Dick bought $20 worth of ice cream,and Mary bought $15 worth of soft drinks. How much should each person pay in order that each of them spends the same amount of money and how might they accomplish this? \n" ); document.write( "

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you total up the what was spent 28+20+15=63
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\n" ); document.write( "now you divide that by 3 and that gives you an equal amount that each would pay
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%2863%2F3=21%29\"$ dollars that each person would pay to be equal. Of course \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Mary would have to give Tom $6 bucks and Dick would have to give Tom $1 and that would \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "end with each paying the $21 \n" ); document.write( "

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