Esme is going on a holiday with 13 friends. The total cost of the holiday is £5999.00
How much does Esme have to pay?
divide total cost by 13. Girl guides do this every trip.
Use 5999 divided by 14, the answer is 428.5
To calculate how much Esme has to pay, we need to divide the total cost of the holiday (£5999.00) among Esme and her 13 friends.
To do this, we divide the total cost by the number of people, which in this case is 13 friends + 1 (Esme) = 14 people.
The calculation is:
£5999.00 / 14 = £428.50 (rounded to two decimal places)
Therefore, Esme needs to pay £428.50 towards the total cost of the holiday.