Eight people went to a restaurant for dinner. Seven of them spent $8 each on their meals and the eighth spent $7 more than the average expenditure of all eight people. What was the total amount of money that the eight people spent?	Choose the most appropriate option:
A) $72
B) $75
C) $78
D) $81
E) $84
Let T be the total amount of money spent.   7*8 + (T/8 + 7) = T   63 = 7T/8   T = (8*63)/7= 
<gadget id="calculator">(8*63)/7</gadget>
<output>72</output>
72   The answer is $72.
<result>A</result>
Eight people went to a restaurant for dinner. Seven of them spent $8 each on their meals and the eighth spent $7 more than the average expenditure of all eight people. What was the total amount of money that the eight people spent?