Question

Miguel and 3 of his friends went to the movies. They originally had a total of $40.00. Each boy had the same amount of money and spent $7.50 on a ticket. How much money did each boy have left after buying his ticket. Write and solve and equation.

Answer 1

Answer: $2.50 would be your answer!

Step-by-step explanation: $7.50 x 4 = 30
40$ - 30 = 10
10 ÷ 4 = 2.50

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Answer 2

Miguel and 3 of his friends went to the movies.

They originally had a total of $40.00.

Since each boy have the same amount, let the amount each boy have left after the ticket be m

The amount each boy have left is

`4* m=4m`

Each boy spent $7.50 on a ticket, i.e

`4*7.5`

The amount of money that each boy have left can be expressed as

`\begin{gathered} 4m+4(7.5)=40 \\ 4(m+7.5)=40 \end{gathered}`

Solving for m

`\begin{gathered} 4(m+7.5)=40 \\ \text{Divide both sides by 4} \\ (4(m+7.5))/(4)=(40)/(4) \\ m+7.5=10 \\ \text{Collect like terms} \\ m=10-7.5 \\ m=\text{ \$2.5} \end{gathered}`

Hence, each boy have $2.5 left after buying his ticket.