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) About Me  (Show Source):
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3 girls,,total cost of ice cream$6.00
divided 3 into 6=$2.00each

Answer by MathTherapy(10555) About Me  (Show Source):
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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: %281%2F8%29+%2A+6, or $highlight_green%281.50%29
Amount Ellie should pay: %282%2F8%29+%2A+6, or $highlight_green%280.75%29
Amount Fran should pay: %285%2F8%29+%2A+6, or $highlight_green%283.75%29