FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Brainteaser

Splitting the Bill. Three friends go out to eat and decide to split the bill equally. After paying, they realize they were charged for an extra $30 they didn’t spend. They get a refund but can only split it evenly in whole dollars, so $1 is left over, which they give to the waiter as an extra tip. If each person initially paid $29 (including their equal share of the tip), how much did the meal cost in total?

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