jen and heather went to lunch. when the bill came , jen discovered that she had only $8. luckily heather had enough money to pay the other part, or 3/5 of the bill. how much did heather pay?
Well, Jen paid 2/5 Bill
2/5 Bill=8
Bill= 20 dollars
Heather paid 3/5 *20
To find out how much Heather paid, we first need to determine the total bill amount.
Since Jen had $8, it means that Heather paid the remaining amount. We're given that Heather paid 3/5 of the bill, so we can set up the following equation:
3/5 * Total Bill = Remaining amount paid by Heather
Now, we can solve for Total Bill:
(3/5) * Total Bill = 8
To isolate the Total Bill, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 5/3:
Total Bill = 8 * (5/3) = $<<8*(5/3)=13.33>>13.33 (rounded to the nearest cent)
Since the Total Bill is $13.33, Heather paid the remaining amount, which is 3/5 of the bill:
Heather's payment = (3/5) * Total Bill
Heather's payment = (3/5) * $13.33 ≈ $<<(3/5)*13.33=8.00>>8.00 (rounded to the nearest cent)
Therefore, Heather paid approximately $8.00.