Question

Brenda and Sam are going to stay at the hotel for one night. It costs a total of £84 to stay at the hotel for one night. Brenda pays a deposit of £20 towards the total cost. Brenda says to Sam, 'We will share the total cost equally.' How much does each person have left to pay?​

Answer 1

£32 and £32

Explanation:

The computation of the amount that should be left and equally distributed is shown below:

The cost of hotel for one night is £84

Brenda has make a deposit of £20

So, the remaining amount left is

= £84 - £20

= £64

Now this amount should be equally distributed between them i.e. £32 and £32