John and 3 friends are going out for pizza. They split one pizza and 4 large drinks. The pizza cost $11.50. They spend a total of 16.90. Find the cost of the one large drink.

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Andre Wilcox

8 December, 01:18

John and 3 friends are going out for pizza. They split one pizza and 4 large drinks. The pizza cost $11.50. They spend a total of 16.90. Find the cost of the one large drink.

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Carter Burton · Answer 1

Answer: $1.68

Step-by-step explanation: First you subtract 16.90 by 11.50 which gives you $5.04 Next, you divide $5.04 by the amount of friends there are (3) Then that gives you the total of $1.68 total cost for drinks.

Jenny Esparza · Answer 2

What we do first is subtract 11.50 from 16.90.

16.90 - 11.50 = 5.4.

$5.40 is how much the four drinks cost in total.

If you wanna find the amount for each drink separately, divide 5.4 by 4.

5.4 / 4 = 1.35.

Each drink cost $1.35.