three student share a townhouse their electric bill for october was 3.87 less than the september bill. the total of both bills i

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3 years ago

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s 237.75 and is split evenly how much did each owe in september

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leva [86] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-13T07:09:44+03:00

Answer: 40.27

Step-by-step explanation:

Let their September bill be x

Therefore, the October bill will be = x - 3.87.

Therefore, the addition of both bills will be:

x + (x - 3.87) = 237.75

x + x - 3.87 = 237.75

2x - 3.87 = 237.75

2x = 237.75 + 3.87

2x = 241.62

x = 241.62/2

x = 120.81

Therefore, September bill was 120.81

Since the 3 students share the bull equally, the amount owed by each will be:

= 120.81 / 3

= 40.27

Each person owes 40.27