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Question 1136078: Five friends went out to dinner. Altogether they only had $175 to spend on the entire meal. They each spent $2 on their beverages and left a tip of $13. How much can each person on his or her own dinner if they each spend the same amount?
Answer by ikleyn(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28175+-+5%2A2+-+13%29%2F5 dollars each.


Use your calculator.

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In my school, we were touched to solve such problems in one line.

Sure, at that time we did not use calculators and performed division "in column".