document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "
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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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\n" ); document.write( "Let the total bill be \"x\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "(2/5)x + (3/7)x + 138 = x
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\n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru by 35 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "14x + 15x + 35*138 = 35x
\n" ); document.write( "6x = 35*138
\n" ); document.write( "x = 35*23
\n" ); document.write( "x = $805 (the total bill)
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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