Question

To his best costumers, Lyle gives away 26 basketball tickets and 22 symphony tickets. The basketball tickets cost $19.25 each and the symphony tickets cost$23.25 each. By how much did lyle exceed his $1000 budget

Answer 1

$12

Explanation:

Cost of basketball tickets will be 26*$19.25=$500.5

Cost of symphony tickets will be 22*$23.25=$511.5

Total cost incurred will be $500.5+511.5=$1012

Budget was $1000

Extra money past budget will be $1012-$1000=$12

Therefore, Lyle exceeded budget by $12