2005 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 1
Problem
While eating out, Mike and Joe each tipped their server . Mike tipped
of his bill and Joe tipped
of his bill. What was the difference, in dollars, between their bills?
Solution
Let be Mike's bill and
be Joe's bill (both in dollars). We then have
and
, so the desired difference is
.
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