Question

Danielle has a third of the amount needed to pay for her choir trip expenses. Does the expression (77+106+34) divided 3 show how you could calculate the amount of money Danielle has?

Answer 1

Answer: Yes. The expression can be used to calculate how much Danielle has.

Explanation:

The choir trip expenses are:

Train tickets = $77

Hotels = $106

Meals = $34

Total expense = $77 + $106 + $34 = $217

Since we are told that Danielle has a third of the amount needed for the trip. This means that we have to calculate 1/3 of $217 This will be:

= 1/3 × $217

= $72.33

Also, the expression (77+106+34) divided 3 shows the amount that Danielle has. Thus will be:

= (77+106+34) / 3

= 217/3

= 72.33