Question

Three friends visited a bakery. They bought 4 dozen bagels at $9 a dozen. They decided to share the bill for the bagels equally. Each person also bought a drink from a machine inside the bakery. Donald bought milk for $1.75. Mark bought hot chocolate for $2.25. Marsha bought orange juice for $1.50. How much did each person spend at the bakery?
A.
Step 1 Divide the cost of a dozen bagels by 3.
Step 2 Add this amount to the cost of each person's drink.


B.
Step 1 Calculate the total cost of the bagels.
Step 2 Divide the cost of the bagels by 3.
Step 3 Add each person's share for bagels to the amount each paid for their drink.


C.
Step 1 Calculate the cost of all the drinks.
Step 2 Add the cost of the drinks to the cost of a dozen bagels.
Step 3 Divide the sum by 3.


D.
Step 1 Calculate the total cost of the bagels.
Step 2 Calculate the total cost of the drinks.
Step 3 Subtract the cost of drinks from the cost of the bagels.

Answer 1

The answer is B. 9*4 is 36.
36/3 is 12.
Donald = 12 + 1.75 = $13.75
Mark = 12 + 2.25 = $14.25
Marsha = 12 + 1.50 = $13.50