Question

holly and her 2 best friends go to dinner thier total bill is $31.84 they use a coupon for 15% of the total if they split the bill evenly how much money will each person owe to the nearest cent

Answer 1

Holly and her best frnd, so total number number if people =3

Total bill =$31.84

Coupon =15%

Now the money after coupon i.e. 14% of 31.84

`\begin{gathered} 14\text{ percentage of 31.84=}(14*31.84)/(100) \\ 14\text{ percentage of 31.84=4.456 dollars} \end{gathered}`

So, net amount paid = Total Bill amount - Coupon Amount

Amount to be paid =$31.84-$4.456

Amount to be paid = $27.384

Since there are three people, so the amount distributed in three equal parts

Amount paid by each person = $27.384/3

Amount paid by each person=$9.128

Now, In terms of percentage