Question

3 friends share the cost of a video game. If the game costs $74.79 including tax, what is the best estimate to the nearest dollar of the amount each friend will pay?

Answer 1

The answer is 24.93 cents so rounding up it would be about 25$ each that they pay

Explanation:

Divide 74.79 by 3 which gives you the answer of 24.93. Because .93 is over .50 you automatically round up to the next number which is 25. Your welcome

Answer 2

$25

Explanation:

The cost of video game included tax= $74.79

This cost is to be divided among 3 friends

hence, the cost of video game to be distributed among three three friends= $74.79

Cost shared by each friend = $74.79÷3

Cost shared by each friend= $24.93

We have to estimate $ 24.93 , so we have to round off .93 to nearest hundredth, we will get the answer equals to $ 25

Hence, the cost shared by each friend is = $25

Hence, the correct answer is $ 25