A band must pay a $2500 entrance fee, It will split the cost between its 25 members. How much will each member pay?

Mathematics

2 answers:

dsp732 years ago

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Answer $100 each

Step-by-step explanation:

2500/25

Paul [167]2 years ago

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Answer: 2500/25

Each member pays $100

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Explanation:

The slash symbol means division. It's the same as saying 2500 ÷ 25

The expression 2500/25 simplifies to 100, which means that each member must pay $100. If you had 25 members paying $100 each, then 25*100 = 2500 dollars is the total amount of money paid.

So in short, you divide the total cost over the number of members.

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