Jen and Heather went to lunch. When the bill came, Jen discovered that she only had $8. Heather had enough money to pay the other part, or 3/5 of the bill. How much was the total bill?
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jen and heather went to lunch jen discovered she had 8 dollars 3/5 of the billhow much did heather pay
To find the total bill, we can start by finding the amount of money Heather had. We know that Heather paid 3/5 of the bill, or 60% (since 3/5 is equivalent to 60/100 or 60%).
Let's represent the total bill amount as "x". So, if Heather paid 60% of the bill amount, it can be written as 0.60x (0.60 multiplied by x).
We also know that Jen only had $8. This means Jen paid 8 dollars, which is equivalent to 8/100x (since the total bill is x and $8 is equivalent to 8/100 of x).
Since the sum of the amounts Jen and Heather paid is equal to the total bill amount, we can set up the following equation:
0.60x + 8/100x = x
To solve this equation, we need to isolate x.
Multiplying both sides of the equation by 100 (to get rid of the fraction) gives us:
60x + 8x = 100x
Combine like terms:
68x = 100x
Subtracting 68x from both sides:
0 = 32x
Dividing both sides by 32:
0/32 = 32x/32
0 = x
This implies that the total bill amount (x) is $0.
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