document.write( "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? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "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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document.write( "Let amount Darla ate, be D
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document.write( "Then Ellie ate 2D, and Fran ate 5D
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document.write( "This can be represented as 8 parts (1D + 2D + 5D)          
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document.write( "Amount Darla should pay: , or $
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document.write( "Amount Ellie should pay:   , or $
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document.write( "Amount Fran should pay:  , or $
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