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Jason and his three friends went out to eat. They each ordered an individual pizza and a soft drink the bill was 17.40. If each person paid the same amount how much did each person pay?

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Step-by-step explanation

We are required to determine how much each person paid.

To do so, we will use the formula


\frac{Total\text{ amount spent}}{total\text{ number of people}}

We are told that Jason and his three friends went out to eat.

That means that there are 4 people including Jason

They all spent 17.40

So we can find the amount each spent using the formula above


amount\text{ each person spent=}(17.40)/(4)=4.35

Therefore, each person paid 4.35

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