Question

The county fair charges $1.25 per ticket for the rides. Jermaine bought 25 tickets for the rides and spent atotal of $43.75 at the fair. Jermaine spent his money ONLY on ride tickets and fair admission. The price of the fair admission is the SAME for everyone. Use y to represent the total cost and x to represent the number of ride tickets

(a) Using the information provided for Jermaine, what is the price of the fair admission?

Answer 1

The price of fair admission is $12.50, determined by subtracting the total cost of ride tickets ($31.25) from the total amount spent by Jermaine at the fair ($43.75).

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is about determining the price of fair admission using given information about the total cost and the price per ride ticket. Jermaine bought 25 tickets at $1.25 each, and the total amount spent was $43.75. To find the cost of fair admission (let's call it A), we calculate the total cost of tickets, which is 25 tickets times $1.25 per ticket, equaling $31.25. Subtracting this amount from the total cost of $43.75 leaves us with the price of fair admission.

Step-by-step:

1. Calculate the total cost of ride tickets: 25 tickets × $1.25/ticket = $31.25.
2. Subtract the total cost of ride tickets from the total amount spent: $43.75 - $31.25 = $12.50.
3. The remaining amount is the price of fair admission: $12.50.