Problema Solution
frank, sam and louis went to lunch. sam's meal cost $.45 less than frank's. louis's meal cost twice as much as sam's. if the bill came to $9.25, how much does each one owe?
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s=sams meal cost
l = louis meal cost
f = frank meanl cost
acc to ques
l = s X2 ---(i)
s = f -0.45 (ii)
l+s+f = 9.25
by i and ii
2s +s + s +0.45 = 9.45
=> 4s =8.8
=>s =2.2
=> l = 2s = 4.4
=>f = 4.85