Kim paid 3/7 of a bill, sherri paid 35% of the bill, and judy paid the rest.

which of the following statements is true?

a. kim paid the most.
b. sherri paid the most.
c. judy paid the most.
d. they all paid the same amount.

A is the correct option.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total amount of the bill is x

Hence. amount paid by Kim is

Amount paid by Sherri is

And the amount paid by Judy is  

Now, we can see that

0.429x > 0.35x > 0.221x

Hence, we can conclude that Kim paid the most.

A is the correct option.

answer:

payment just for service  

→

$

87.12

payment for service including tax

→

$

94.09

explanation:

service only with 20% tip  

→

$

72.6

(

1

+

20

100

)

=

$

87.12

in the opening of the question the word 'service' is associated only with the pretax value.

the closing part of the question asks: how much did she pay for the  

service

−−−−−−  

so technically the answer is  

→

$

72.6

(

1

+

20

100

)

=

$

87.12

however, the intention of the question provider may have been that your answer is to be  

$

87.12

(

1

+

8

100

)

=

$

94.09

to 2 decimal places.

'

payment just for service  

→

$

87.12

payment for service including tax

→

$

94.09

tony b

mar 21, 2017

answer:

trying to explain it another way

explanation:

service charge  

.

→

$

72.60

20% tip  

20

100

×

$

72.60

=

$

14.52

−−−−−−  

←

add

$

87.12

tax  

8

100

×

$

87.12

=

$

6.97

−−−−−  

←

add

$

94.09

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