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2013/8/4/Catastrophe

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November 27, 2013
AMC

Problem Statement

Eight friends ate at a restaurant and agreed to share the bill equally. Because Judi forgot her money, each of her seven friends paid an extra \2.50tocoverherportionofthetotalbill.Whatwasthetotalbill?</br>2.50 to cover her portion of the total bill. What was the total bill?</br>(A)\ \120<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> $128<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> $140<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> $144<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> $160120 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ \$128 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ \$140 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ \$144 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \$160