You and a friend go out to dinner and each pay for your own meal. the total cost of the two meals is $25. your meal cost $4 more than your friends meal. how much does each meal cost?
two meals=$25 let my friends meal be $X, so my meal is $X+5 both meals costs (X+5) +X=25 2X+5=25 2X=20 X=10 My friends meal costs $10 and my meal costs 10 + 5= $15