Problema Solution
A and B are sharing the cost of a $19 pizza based on how much each ate. If B ate 1/3 the amount that A ate, how much should each pay? {Hint, some pizza may be left over.]
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we will assume that all the pizza was eaten.
let
a = the cost of the amount that A ate
(1/3)a = the cost of the amount that B ate
a + (1/3)a = 19
by solving we find:
a = $14.25 the amount that A should pay
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(1/3)*14.25 = $4.75 the amount that B should pay.