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==Solution==
 
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Each of her seven friends paid <math>&#036;2.50</math> to cover Judi's portion. Therefore, Judi's portion must be <math>&#036;2.50 \cdot 7</math>. Since Judi was supposed to pay <math>\dfrac{1}{8}</math> of the total bill, the total bill must be <math>8 \cdot 7 \cdot &#036;2.50 = \boxed{\textbf{(C)} \ &#036;140}</math>.
 
Each of her seven friends paid <math>&#036;2.50</math> to cover Judi's portion. Therefore, Judi's portion must be <math>&#036;2.50 \cdot 7</math>. Since Judi was supposed to pay <math>\dfrac{1}{8}</math> of the total bill, the total bill must be <math>8 \cdot 7 \cdot &#036;2.50 = \boxed{\textbf{(C)} \ &#036;140}</math>.
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==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 12:11, 27 November 2013

Problem

Eight friends ate at a restaurant and agreed to share the bill equally. Because Judi forgot her money, each of her seven friends paid an extra $2.50 to cover her portion of the total bill. What was the total bill?

$\textbf{(A)}\ &#036;120\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ &#036;128\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ &#036;140\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ &#036;144\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ &#036;160$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

Solution

Each of her seven friends paid $&#036;2.50$ to cover Judi's portion. Therefore, Judi's portion must be $&#036;2.50 \cdot 7$. Since Judi was supposed to pay $\dfrac{1}{8}$ of the total bill, the total bill must be $8 \cdot 7 \cdot &#036;2.50 = \boxed{\textbf{(C)} \ &#036;140}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg).

$\LaTeX$ needs fixing in regards to the dollar signs. Please remove this when it has been fixed.

See Also

2013 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 3
Followed by
Problem 5
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