Question

Alana and two of her friends evenly split the cost of a meal. They determine that each person owes $14.68. How much was the entire cost of the meal?

Remember money is rounded to the nearest hundredth.

Answer 1

The total cost of the meal was $44.04.

Explanation:

To begin this problem, we first determine how many people there are. Alana and two of her friends mean there is a total of 3 people each paying $14.68.

Addition way:

14.68 + 14.68 + 14.68 = the total cost of the meal = $44.04

Multiplication way:

14.68 * 3 = the total cost of the meal = $44.04

This cost is of course without the mention of tax because it isn't listed in the question.

Hope this helped!!

Answer 2

$29.36

Explanation:

14.68 x 2= 29.36