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

Answer 1

j/3 + 5

j/3 & 5 need to be separate.

Answer 2

`(48+5j)/(j)`

Explanation:

Complete Question:

Angela shared a cab with her friends . When they arrived at their destination, they evenly divided the $48 fare among "j" of them . Angela gave the cab $5 tip. How much did Angela pay in total?

Solution:

The fare was $48 and including Angela, there were j people, so each paid:

48/j

Also, Angela paid $5 additionally.

So, Angela paid:

48/j --- when dividing evenly

5 --- as a tip

Total Angela Paid:
`=(48)/(j)+5\\=(48+5j)/(j)`

Total Payment:
`(48+5j)/(j)`