Question

Mark and John share the cost of a birthday gift. The cost of the gift is $20.48. Mark pays for 2/3 of the gift and John pays for the remaining 1/3. How much did each boy pay?

Answer 1

Given:

Cost of gift = $20.48

Mark pays for
`(2)/(3)` of the gift and John pays for the remaining
`(1)/(3)`.

To find:

The amount paid by each boy.

Solution:

We have,

Cost of gift = $20.48

Mark pays for
`(2)/(3)` of the gift. So, the amount paid by Mark is:

`20.48* (2)/(3)\approx 13.653`

John pays for the remaining
`(1)/(3)`. So, the amount paid by John is:

`20.48* (1)/(3)\approx 6.827`

Therefore, the amount paid by Mark and John are $13.653 and $6.827 respectively.