Question

Hannah, Ben, Stephanie, and Brayden bought a gift for their Mom. The total cost of the gift, including tax, was $64.80. Hannah paid $21, Ben paid 1/3 of the cost, Stephanie paid 15% of the cost, and Brayden paid the remaining cost. Who paid the greatest part of the cost?

Answer 1

it should be ben.

Hannah paid $21;

ben paid 1/3 of 64.80 and that's $21.6 (64.84÷3);

Stephanie paid 15% of $64.80 and that's $9.72 (15÷100×64.80);

Brayden paid $12.48 [64.80-(21+21.6+9.72)].

hope I helped (btw sorry for any mistake english isnt my forst language)

Answer 2

Answer: Ben paid the most

Step-by-step explanation: Okay, to find the prices of the 4, we need to follow what the problem says. So, we know Hannah paid 21, so we know that is how much she paid. Now, we need to find 1/3 of the total cost ($64.80) So, we do 1/3 divided by $64.80 and get $21.60. For Stephanie, we need to find 15% of $64.80, so we can write it as a proportional relationship, so 15 x $64.80 / 100 is 9.27. (as a decimal) Now, we subtract all of those numbers from the total cost ($64.80) to find Brayden's pay. After I subtracted all of the amounts, I got $12.93. I'll list all the amounts.

Hannah - 21

Ben - 21.60

Stephanie - 9.27

Brayden- 12.93

So, as we see Ben paid the most. I hoped this LONG explanation helped you!