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Eight friends met for lunch at an expensive restaurant, and everyone decided to contribute equally to the total bill of $480. If one of the friends had a coupon for 25% off the total bill, and if each friend still contributed equally after the coupon was applied to the bill, how much did each friend pay?

A. $90
B. $70
C. $45
D. $37
E. $35


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by hahahehe » Mon Jul 27, 2020 10:53 pm
final bill to be paid = 480 - (25% of 480) = 480 - 0.25*480 = 360
8 friends equally pay this amount. So one friend pays 360/8 = $45
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Re: Eight friends met for lunch at an expensive restaurant, and everyone decided to contribute equally to the total bill

by swerve » Tue Jul 28, 2020 9:51 am
BTGmoderatorDC wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:46 pm
 Eight friends met for lunch at an expensive restaurant, and everyone decided to contribute equally to the total bill of $480. If one of the friends had a coupon for 25% off the total bill, and if each friend still contributed equally after the coupon was applied to the bill, how much did each friend pay?

A. $90
B. $70
C. $45
D. $37
E. $35


OA C

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Here we have:

Without discount contribution per head

\(25\%\) discount \(=\dfrac{60}{4}=15\)

With discount contribution per head \(=60 - 15 = 45\)

Therefore, C
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