Question

Parker bought a student discount card for the movies. The card cost $7 and and allows him to buy movie tickets for $5.50. After one month, Parker has spent $89.50 total. How many tickets has he bought since getting the discount card?

Answer 1

15, parker bought 15 tickets by the end of the month, don't forget to subtract the initial cost of the pass.

Answer 2

The number of tickets he has bought since getting the discount card is:

15

Explanation:

The cost of the card is: $ 7

Cost of 1 movie ticket is: $ 5.50

Total amount spent by Parker is: $ 89.50

This means that the amount that the movie tickets will cost is: $ (89.50-7)

i.e. $ 82.50

Now, number of movie tickets that he bought is:

Ratio of total cost of movie tickets to cost of 1 movie ticket.

i.e.

Number of movie tickets= 82.50/5.50

i.e.

Number of movie tickets= 15