Question

PLEASE HELP!!!

Write an expression using fractions to show how to determine the amount that each person will pay?Then calculate each person's contributions showing all steps in long division.
my chart:
jazzy: 35.7$
emily:48.9$
sarah:48.9$
layla:19.3$
total amount: 327$

Answer 1

Four people went shopping at a local grocery store, and bought a random amount of items. What is the total?

1. Jane: 4.26$
2. John: 9.76$
3. Zoey: 6.33$
4. Hailey: 14.00$

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Solve

To solve this problem, we must add each price together for the total.

$4.26 + 9.76 + 6.33 + 14 = 34.35$

To calculate our total store profits while finding the four contributions, we could divide by percent. For this case, 6%, also equal to 0.06

$\frac{(estimate)34}{6\%(0.06)} = 573(estimate)$

Now that we have 573 as our estimate, subtract 573 by 34

$573 - 34 = 539$

Therefore, the store's total profits were 573 dollars, and the four contributions from Jane, John, Zoey, and Hailey contributed to 34 dollars of it.

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Solved

• We made 573$ total! That is a lot.
• Note that using percent and division was actually to calculate the store's total profits followed by the four contributions listed earlier. If any of this confuses you, please feel free to ask a question.

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