Question

A friend comes up to you and offers you a free ticket to a professional baseball game that night. You decide to attend the game. The game takes five hours and costs you $15 for transportation. If you had not attended the game, you would have worked at your part-time job for $8 an hour. What is the cost to you of attending the game? $65 $55 $40 The cost is zero-the ticket is free.

Answer 1

The cost to you of attending the game is $40

Step-by-step explanation:

If you worked at your part-time jobs for $8/hour, you will get $40 for 5hrs and do not need to spend $15 for transportation. So, you will lost $40 for joining the game.

Answer 2

The correct answer is $55

Step-by-step explanation:

If you decide to attend the game you have to consider the followings cost.

Ticket is free

Transportation $15

Also, as you are not attending to your job, you won´t win the wage of that day. It is 5 hs x $8=$40

The total cost is $15+$40=$55