Jen and heather went to lunch? Jen had $8.00. Heather had enough money to pay the other paert, or 3/5 of the bill. how much did heather pay

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To find out how much Heather paid for the lunch, we need to first determine the total bill amount, and then calculate 3/5 of that amount.

Since Jen had $8.00, we know that Heather paid for the remaining portion of the bill. Let's assume Heather paid 'x' dollars for the lunch.

We can set up an equation to solve for 'x':

Total bill amount - Jen's amount = Heather's amount

x = Total bill amount - $8.00

Now, we also know that Heather paid 3/5 of the bill, so we can set up another equation:

Heather's amount = 3/5 * Total bill amount

Since Heather's amount is equal to 'x', we can equate the two equations:

x = 3/5 * Total bill amount

Now we can solve for 'x':

x = 3/5 * Total bill amount
x = 3/5 * (Total bill amount - $8.00)

To find the value of 'x', we need more information. If you provide the total bill amount, I can help you calculate the amount Heather paid.