Question

Does the table below show a proportional relationship between the number of tickets sold and the number in 0f hours?A) If so, how many tickets were sold in 1 hour ?B) How many tickets were sold in 8 hours?

Answer 1

Given:

The table shows a proportional relationship between the number of tickets sold and the number of hours.

The proportional relationship means the equation that states the two ratios are equal.

a) Let x be the number of tickets sold in 1 hour.

`\begin{gathered} (x)/(1)=(240)/(3) \\ 3x=240 \\ x=(240)/(3) \\ x=80 \end{gathered}`

The number of tickets sold in 1 hour is 80.

b) Let, y be the number of tickets sold in 8 hours.

`\begin{gathered} (y)/(8)=(720)/(9) \\ 9y=5760 \\ y=(5760)/(9) \\ y=640 \end{gathered}`

The number of tickets sold in 8 hours is 640.