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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Let amount Darla ate, be D
Then Ellie ate 2D, and Fran ate 5D
This can be represented as 8 parts<font face = "Tohoma" size = 4 color = "indigo"><b> (<u>1</u>D + <u>2</u>D + <u>5D</u>)          
Amount Darla should pay: {{{(1/8) * 6}}}, or ${{{highlight_green(1.50)}}}
Amount Ellie should pay:   {{{(2/8) * 6}}}, or ${{{highlight_green(0.75)}}}
Amount Fran should pay:  {{{(5/8) * 6}}}, or ${{{highlight_green(3.75)}}}
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