Question

Six friends share cost of gift. They pay $90 and receive $42 in change. How much does each pay?

Answer 1

90-42=48 48/6=8 Each pays $8

Answer 2

Lets look at the info we have:-

6 friends
Pay $90 and receive $42 in change.

Question:-

How much does each friend pay?

To answer this first we nee to find out how much they paed in total. lets do that 1st:-

90 - 42 = 48
They paid $48 for the gift.

CHECK OUR WORK:-

48 + 42 = 90
We were RIGHT!!

Now lets divide to find out how much each person paid:-

48 ÷ 6 = 8
Each friend pays $8.

CHECK OUR WORK:-

8 × 6 = 48
We were RIGHT!!

So, each friend pays $8 for the gift.

Hope I helped ya!! xD