2011 AMC 12B Problem 3
Problem 3 of 25EasierAlgebra
LeRoy and Bernardo went on a week-long trip together and agreed to share the costs equally. Over the week, each of them paid for various joint expenses such as gasoline and car rental. At the end of the trip it turned out that LeRoy had paid dollars and Bernardo had paid dollars, where How many dollars must LeRoy give to Bernardo so that they share the costs equally?
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The total cost is so each person’s fair share is
LeRoy paid which is less than his share, so he must give Bernardo
Thus, the correct answer is C.