Eight people estimate that the total expenses for a trip they are planning to take together will be $1,824. If each person pays an equal amount, what will be each person’s share?

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anonymous · Answer

for this one you can write an equation so you know you have 8 people, and each of them are paying some amount of money, let that amount of money = x, so than you have 8 people paying x or 8x and you know that the number is equal to $1824
then you just write the equation so 8x=1824 and solve

anonymous · Answer

im so lost so i take 8 x 1824?

anonymous · Answer

8x = 1824
it's just saying that x is how much money each of the 8 people will spend

anonymous · Answer

1,596?

anonymous · Answer

no so then you divide 1856 by 8 and that is your answer