Question

A co-worker gave you $4.75 to buy her a cup of coffee. it covered 5/6 of the actual cost of the coffee.How much did the coffee cost?

Answer 1

Cost of coffee = `$5.70`

Explanation:

Let C = the actual cost of coffee in dollars:

`C*5/6=4.75`

`C=(6*4.75)/5`

`C=$5.70`