Question

Three hikers are dividing the costs of a hiking trip evenly. They bought two permits that cost $15 each, three tram tickets that cost $19 each, and one can of bear spray that cost $36. How much, to the nearest cent, does each hiker owe?

Answer 1

Each hiker owes $41 or 4100 cents for the hiking trip.

Explanation

Cost of each permit is $15. So, the cost of two permits will be: $(\ 15*2)= \ 30$

Cost of each tram ticket is $19. So, the cost of three tickets will be: $(\ 19*3)=\ 57$

Cost of one can of bear spray is $36.

So, the total cost of the hiking trip $=\ 30+\ 57+\ 36=\ 123$

As the three hikers are dividing the total costs of the trip evenly, so each hiker owes $=\frac{\ 123}{3}=\ 41$ or 4100 cents.