Question

Angela shared a cab with her friends. When they arrived at their destination, they evenly divided the j$ fare among the 3 of them. Angela also paid a $5, tip. How much did Angela pay in total?

Answer 1

`$(j)/(3)+5$`

Explanation:

It is given Angela shared a cab with her 2 friends.

Total number of people = 3

Total fare = j $

Tip paid by Angela = $ 5

The total fare was equally divided by the 3 friends.

So, fare paid by angle =
`$(j)/(3)$`

Total money paid by Angela is = fare + tip

=
`$(j)/(3)+5$`