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: 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?
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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?
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How about just adding up the expenses and dividing by 3?
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Cost per person =  = $21
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Got to thinking perhaps they want to know how much should be exchanged between
them to make sure each pays $21
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Tom paid $28, so the other two have to pay him
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Dick gives him 1$, then he's paid $21
Mary give him $6, then she's paid $21
Tom receives $7 so he pays $21
Answer by Mathtut(3670)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! you total up the what was spent 28+20+15=63
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now you divide that by 3 and that gives you an equal amount that each would pay
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 dollars that each person would pay to be equal. Of course
Mary would have to give Tom $6 bucks and Dick would have to give Tom $1 and that would
end with each paying the $21
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