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Answer: £11.50

The lunch bill and tip total £28, so Gill and I should both pay £14 each.

Gill has paid £25.50, so she has paid £25.50 - £14 = £11.50 too much.

So I should give her £11.50, and then I will have paid £2.50 + £11.50 = £14


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