Question

If seven movie tickets cost $57.40, how much would 5 tickets cost?

Answer 1

$41.00

divide $57.40 by 7 to obtain cost of 1 ticket and multiply this by 5 for cost of 5 tickets

cost =
`(57.40)/(7)` × 5 = $41.00

Answer 2

Question

If seven movie tickets cost $57.40, how much would 5 tickets cost?

57.40 : 7 = 8.20 (1 ticket cost)

8.20 * 5 = 41$ (5 thickets cost)

or

57.4 : 7 * 5 = 41$