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Five colleagues each contributed a dollars to purchase a group gift costing b dollars, where b is less than the total amount contributed. If the surplus is to be refunded equally to the five colleagues, how many dollars does each receive?

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$We translate "Five colleagues each contributed a dollars" into an equation$	$a + a + a + a + a = 5 a$	Theory & Tactics Method Card CALC1-A Click to view full details
$We translate "surplus" by subtracting the gift's cost from the total contribution$	$5 a - b$
$We translate "refunded equally to the five colleagues" as dividing the surplus by 5$	$\frac{5 a - b}{5}$

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A

Five colleagues each contributed a dollars to purchase a group gift costing b dollars, where b is less than the total amount contributed. If the surplus is to be refunded equally to the five colleagues, how many dollars does each receive?

Explanation	Calculations	Help
$We translate "Five colleagues each contributed a dollars" into an equation$	$a + a + a + a + a = 5 a$	Theory & Tactics Method Card CALC1-A Click to view full details
$We translate "surplus" by subtracting the gift's cost from the total contribution$	$5 a - b$
$We translate "refunded equally to the five colleagues" as dividing the surplus by 5$	$\frac{5 a - b}{5}$

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A