jen and heather went to lunch. when the bill came, jen discovered she had only$6. luckily, heather had enough money to pay the other part, or three fifths. how much did heather pay? how much was the bill?
heather paid $9 and the total bill was $15 because of you divide 6 by 2 (the 2 is from 2/5) then you get 3 which is 1/5. then you just multiply the 3 by 3 (the 3 is from 3/5) to get 9 which is how much heather paid. and then you just add 6 and 9 to get the total bill, $15.
$12
Heather paid ?12.00
Heather paid 12 and the total bill was 20
To determine how much Heather paid and the total bill amount, we need to break down the problem into steps.
Step 1: Calculate the portion covered by Jen.
Jen had $6, which represents two fifths (2/5) of the total bill. To find the total bill amount, we need to find out the value of one fifth (1/5).
Let x represent the total bill amount.
According to the given information, we have the equation: ($6)/(2/5) = x.
To divide by a fraction, we can multiply by its reciprocal.
($6) * (5/2) = x.
30/2 = x.
15 = x.
So, Jen's portion of the bill was $15.
Step 2: Calculate the portion covered by Heather.
Heather covers three fifths (3/5) of the total bill. To find out how much she paid, we need to calculate three fifths (3/5) of $15 using the same procedure as Step 1.
($15) * (3/5) = $9.
Therefore, Heather paid $9.
Step 3: Calculate the total bill amount.
From Step 1, we know that the total bill amount is $15.
So, Heather paid $9, and the total bill amount was $15.