Question

Tickets at an amusement park are $25 for children and $45 for adults. If the Jones family has $300 cash and they have three children, what is the maximum amount of adult tickets they can purchase?

1) 4 adult tickets
2) 5 adult tickets
3) 2 adult tickets
4) 3 adult tickets

Answer 1

After purchasing three children's tickets at $25 each, the Jones family has $225 remaining from their $300 cash. Dividing this by the cost of an adult ticket ($45) shows they can buy a maximum of 5 adult tickets.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out the maximum number of adult tickets the Jones family can purchase with $300 while having three children, first calculate the total cost for the children's tickets:

• Cost of one child ticket = $25
• Total cost for three children = 3 × $25 = $75

Next, subtract the total cost for the children's tickets from the total cash available to find out how much is left for adult tickets:

• Total cash - Total cost for children = $300 - $75 = $225

Now, divide the remaining cash by the cost of one adult ticket to find the maximum number of adult tickets:

• Cost of one adult ticket = $45
• Maximum number of adult tickets = $225 / $45
• Maximum number of adult tickets = 5 tickets

Therefore, the Jones family can purchase a maximum of 5 adult tickets with their remaining cash after buying tickets for the three children.