Question

26 students ordered 27 doughnuts at $1.25 each, 5 gallons of orange juice at $1.99 each and 1 package of napkins at $1.50. If they agreed to split the cost evenly, how much will each student pay?

Answer 1

`$1.74`

Explanation:

Doughnuts: `27xx1.25=$33.75`

OJ: `5xx1.99 = $9.95`

Napkins: `1xx1.50=$1.50`

Total Cost: `$33.75+$9.95+$1.50=$45.20`

Cost divided across 26 students:

`45.20 -: 26 = $1.738 ~= $1.74`

And so when 26 students pay $1.74, we end up with:

`26xx$1.74=$45.24`, which is `$0.04` more than we need (so perhaps 4 wishes could be wished for at a local wishing well...)