Question

Frieda and three of her friends decide to go canoeing. They each rent a life preserver for $12.75. They split the cost of the canoe. If each person pays $23.75, how much did the canoe cost?

Answer 1

The canoe cost $44

Explanation:

There are 4 friends that went canoeing. Each one of them spent a total of $23.75 including $12.75 for the rent of a life preserver, and for one-fourth of the canoes cost, assuming they split the total cost of the canoe.

From the $23.75, we must subtract the $12.75 that the life preserver cost:

$23.75-$12.75 = $11

Those $11 were the individual contribution to the cost of the canoe. Since there were 4 friends, the canoe cost 4*$11 = $44

The canoe cost $44