Question

A group of 5 people planned to spend $12 each to rent power tools to build playground equipment for a day camp. At the last minute, 1 person

could not participate. If the others then paid equally for the tools, how much did each pay?

Answer 1

The answer would be 48 since it would be 4 x 12

Answer 2

$15

Explanation:

If the 5 people where each paying $12 to rent the equipment, that means the cost of the equipment can be found multiplying 5 and 12 to get 60. Now that we know that the cost of the equipment is $60, if one person bailed out, there are now 4 people to rent it. You can find how much each person pays if they each pay the same amount by dividing 60 by 4. Once you do $60 ÷ 4 people = 15. So each person pays $15.

I hope this helps :)