Question #2dc91
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Feb 1, 2018
The third person will have to pay 1/6 of the cost.
Explanation:
Let the total cost be
One of the three agrees to pay
So, the amount remaining to be payed will be:
Equating the denominators:
So, the third person will have to pay 1/6 of the cost.
Feb 1, 2018
Explanation:
"the total cost can be represented by "1
"adding the fractions "1/2+1/3
"the "color(blue)"lowest common multiple "" of 2 and 3 is 6"
rArr1/2+1/3=(1/2xx3/3)+(1/3xx2/2)=3/6+2/6=5/6
"third person has to pay "1-5/6=6/6-5/6=1/6
"third person pays "1/6" of the cost"