Question

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seven friends go to a restaurant. the bill (plus tip) comes to a total of $88.34. how much should each person pay, if the group of friends is splitting the bill evenly?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the operation

We need to divide the total bill by the number of friends to find out how much each person pays. The total bill is $88.34 and there are 7 friends. So the operation is division: $\frac{88.34}{7}$.

Step2: Perform the division

Calculate $88.34 \div 7$. Let's do the division: 7 goes into 88 twelve times (712 = 84), remainder 4. Bring down the 3 to make 43. 7 goes into 43 six times (76 = 42), remainder 1. Bring down the 4 to make 14. 7 goes into 14 exactly 2 times. So putting it together, 12.62.

Answer:

Each person should pay $12.62.