Question

Frank and his family are going to the grand opening of a circus there is a special price on tickets this weekend tickets cost 36 each this is a 60% of the cost of a regular price ticket. What is the cost of a regular price ticket?

Answer 1

60

Explanation:

(This is not how teachers usually teach you)

First i divided 36 by 2 to get 30% = 18 then i multiplied 30% by 3.3333etc. to get 100% and i multiplied 18 by the same number (18*3.3333 = 60) and i got 60.

Answer 2

The cost of a regular price ticket is $60.

Explanation:

Givens

• Tickets cost $36 each, which represents 60% of the regular price.

To find the regular price for tickets, we can use the rule of three.

If $36 represents 60%, how much would represents 100%?

`x=100\% (\$36)/(60\%) = \$60`

Therefore, the cost of a regular price ticket is $60.