The total cost of dinner at a restaurant for Shelly and her 4 friends, was $98.60. If they divided the cost equally, how much did each person pay?

Answer: $24.65

Step-by-step explanation:

Hi, the solution can be obtained by a simple basic operation called division.

Division is splitting into equal parts or groups.

It is the result of "fair sharing". We use the : symbol, or sometimes the / symbol to mean divide.

In this case : $98.60 : 4 = $24.65

So, each person paid $24.65 for the dinner.

Total cost = $98.60

Cost paid by each person = $98.60/5

= $19.72

Therefore each person paid $19.72