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Word problem with decimal subtraction and

oday, 5 friends went out for lunch. Their total bill was $25.23, including tax and gratuity. One of them ordered only soda and needed to pay only $2.15. The
ther 4 friends ordered the same daily special. How much did each of the other friends need to pay?

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Answer:

5.77

Explanation:

If I'm understanding it correctly, one person only needed to pay 2.15, so let's subtract that from the total of 25.23:

25.23 - 2.15 = 23.08

If the other 4 people ordered the exact same thing, with the exact same price, then wouldn't you just divide that by 4?

23.08 ÷ 4 = 5.77

Always check your work: 5.77 + 5.77 + 5.77 + 5.77 + 2.15 = 25.23

That's what the bill was, so the answer is indeed correct.

(Could simplify that expression to 4(5.77) + 2.15, which still equals 25.23.)

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