Question

A group of 5 friends decide to set up a lemonade stand. They sell 48 cups of lemonade for $1.35 each. If they split the amount of money they made evenly, how much does each friend take home?

Answer 1

Explanation:

There are a couple of ways you could do this. The first and most obvious way is just to find out what the total amount is and divide by 5

48 cups * $1.35 / cup = $64.80 total

Now divide by 5

$64.80 / 5 = 12.96 for each person.

The other way to do it is just to divide 1.35 by 5 = 0.27

Now multiply by 48 to get each person's share.

0.27 * 48 = 12.96

Take your pick. The answer is the same either way.