Four friends are pooling their money for pizza. Emma has 8 dollars. Daya has 25% more money than Emma, Jeff has 2/5 of the money Daya has, and Brenda has 4 more dollars than Jeff. How much money does Brenda have?
Choose the most appropriate option.
A) 14 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8 E) 10
D   8   Emma has 8 dollars.   Daya has 25% more dollars than Emma.   Daya= 8 + 8 x 25%   = 8 + 8 x .25   =8 + 2= 
<gadget id="calculator">8 + 2</gadget>
<output>10</output>
10   Jeff has 2/5 of what Daya has.= 10 x 2/5   = 4   Brenda has 4 more dollars than Jeff.   = 4 + 4= 
<gadget id="calculator">4 + 4</gadget>
<output>8</output>
8   Brenda has 8 dollars.   The correct answer is 8.
<result>D</result>
Four friends are pooling their money for pizza. Emma has 8 dollars. Daya has 25% more money than Emma, Jeff has 2/5 of the money Daya has, and Brenda has 4 more dollars than Jeff. How much money does Brenda have?