Question

four people have lunch at a buffet restaurant, where everyone pays the same price to eat. each of the four people also orders a drink for $3. they pay a total of $62 for the food and drinks. they want to know the price of food for each person.
(number of people)(price per person) = total price
4 (f + 3) = 62
solve the equation to find f, the price of food for each person.
f = ?

Explanation:

Step1: Divide both sides by 4

$\frac{4(f+3)}{4} = \frac{62}{4}$
$f+3 = 15.5$

Step2: Subtract 3 from both sides

$f+3-3 = 15.5-3$
$f = 12.5$

Answer:

$\boldsymbol{f=12.5}$
The price of food for each person is $\boldsymbol{\$12.50}$