Question

A class of 26 students ordered the items shown in the table quantity 27 doughnuts for $1.25 quantity 5 gallon of orange juice quantity 1 package of napkins $1.50 if the class agreed to split the cost evenly about how much will each student pay

Answer 1

$\frac{27*1.25+5*j+1*1.50}{26}\\\frac{33.25+5j+1.50}{26}\\\frac{5j+34.75}{26}\\\frac{5}{26}j+\frac{139}{104}$ Each student pays about $1.34 plus about the cost of one-fifth of a gallon of orange juice.