Question

three friends shared a taxi ride from the airport to their hotel. After adding 7.00 tip the friends divided the cost of the ride evenly. If solving the equation 1 / 3 ( c+7.00)=11.25 gives the answer, what is the question

Answer 1

What did each friend pay, where c is the cost of the trip, not including the tip.

1 / 3 ( c+7.00)=11.25
Multiply both sides by 3
c + 7 = 33.75
Subtract 7 from both sides
c = 26.75

Answer 2

26.5 is the correct answer