Prem went to a craft fair where he spent a total of Rs.16.00. He spent Rs.6.00 on admission and went to 8tables.He spent the same amount of money(m) at each table. The following expression can be used to find how much money he spent at each table.
16=6+8m
How much money did prem spend at each table??

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$The given expression is as, 16 = 6 + 8 m subtracting 6 from both sides, we get 16 - 6 = 6 + 8 m - 6 10 = 8 m dividing both sides by 8, we get \frac{10}{8} = \frac{8 m}{8} \Rightarrow 1.25 = m \Rightarrow m = 1.25 Thus, Prem spend Rs 1.25 at each table .$

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The given expression is as,16=6+8msubtracting 6 from both sides, we get16-6=6+8m-610=8mdividing both sides by 8, we get108=8m8⇒1.25=m⇒m=1.25Thus, Prem spend Rs 1.25 at each table.

$The given expression is as, 16 = 6 + 8 m subtracting 6 from both sides, we get 16 - 6 = 6 + 8 m - 6 10 = 8 m dividing both sides by 8, we get \frac{10}{8} = \frac{8 m}{8} \Rightarrow 1.25 = m \Rightarrow m = 1.25 Thus, Prem spend Rs 1.25 at each table .$