SOLUTION: Three friends, Alfred, Bianca, and Carlos, decide to buy a car. Alfred pays ¼ of the cost. Bianca pays 1/3 of the cost and Carlos pays the rest.
a. What fraction of the cost does
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a. What fraction of the cost does
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Question 636212: Three friends, Alfred, Bianca, and Carlos, decide to buy a car. Alfred pays ¼ of the cost. Bianca pays 1/3 of the cost and Carlos pays the rest.
a. What fraction of the cost does Carlos pay?
b. Bianca pays $500.00 more than Alfred. Calculate the cost of the car.
I need help solving this.
1/4 is 3/12, and 1/3 is 4/12, so A and B pay 7/12 of the cost. The difference between what A pays and what B pays is 1/12, so $500 is 1/12 of the total cost.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
