Question

you and five friends went to a popular all - you - can - eat restaurant near the beach for its grand opening. you covered the transportation fee for everyone, totaling $t$. each persons meal cost $f$. on its first day, the restaurant offered a promotion where every sixth customer eats for free. your group also decided to pay an extra $k$ for house blend iced tea. upon returning home, you calculated the expenses from that trip. in the expression $\frac{(5f + k)}{6}+t$, what does $5f + k$ represent? the sum of the transportation fees and the cost of meals for six people the individual expenses for each person including their share of the iced tea the overall expenses for meals and drinks, excluding the transportation cost the total cost of meals for five people plus the cost of house blend iced tea

Explanation:

There are 6 people in total. Since every sixth customer eats for free, only 5 meal - costs ($5F$) are paid. $K$ is the cost of iced tea. So $5F + K$ is the total cost of meals and drinks, excluding transportation cost $T$.

Answer:

the overall expenses for meals and drinks, excluding the transportation cost