Question

donovan. and three friends go to a fair they each spend 1/2 of their money on rides. then, they each spend $3 on food. at the end of the day, donovan and his friends have a total of $8 remaining how much money did each person spend

Answer 1

Answer:

Each person spent $10.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the money spent by each friend = $x

Number of persons including Donovan = 4

Total amount spent by all friends all together = $4x

Since each spent half of their money on rides so amount spent on rides = $\frac{4x}{2}$ = $2x

Then they each spent $3 on food so total money spent = $(2x + 12)

Remaining money = $8

Now the equation will be

$4x - $(2x + 12) = $8

4x - 2x - 12 = 8

2x - 12 = 8

2x = 12 + 8

x = $10

Therefore, each friend spent $10.