SOLUTION: If a friend and I each pay 50% for a $100 restaurant gift card being sold at 20% off and spend $80 at the restaurant leaving $20 on the card and I want to buy his portion if the re

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Question 1005180: If a friend and I each pay 50% for a $100 restaurant gift card being sold at 20% off and spend $80 at the restaurant leaving $20 on the card and I want to buy his portion if the remainder on the gift card, how much would I pay him so neither one of us makes a profit.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If a friend and I each pay 50% for a $100 restaurant gift card being sold at 20% off and spend $80 at the restaurant leaving $20 on the card and I want to buy his portion if the remainder on the gift card, how much would I pay him so neither one of us makes a profit.
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Card Value at start:: $100
Value after restaurant:: $20
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Amount to pay him:: $10
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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