Before jumping into doing this problem, it is important to look at all the information's that have been made available in the question. Based on those given conditions the answer to the problem can be easily deduced.
Let us assume the number of friends Sumalee has = x
Then
2x + 8 = 40
2x = 40 -8
2x = 32
x = 32/2
x = 16
So Sumalee has 16 friends. There are numerous ways to get to the answer that is required to be found. This is the easiest and the shortest method. Hope i helped you.
You are basically just adding, so combine like terms.
3x^2 + 5x^2 = 8x^2
6x - 2x = 4x
4 - 8 = -4
So the answer is D.
Step-by-step explanation:
The ratio of the two shorter legs of the top triangle is

The bottom triangle has the following ratio:

Since their ratios are the same, this means that the two triangles are similar.
You would add both totals since they said how much was the bill includingall the totals. So $192.77+ 48.19= 240.96
Since there is 12 people that need to chip in each, you would divide that total by 12.
240.96/12 = $20.08 each person would have to pay
Hope this helped!