Question

A school is arranging a field trip to the zoo. The school spends 891.88 dollars on passes for 40 students and 4 teachers. The school also spends 340.40 dollars on lunch for just the students. How much money was spent on a pass and lunch for each student?

Answer 1

To find how much was spent on a pass and lunch for each student, divide the total cost for passes by the number of people and add the per-student lunch cost. The pass and lunch for each student cost $28.78 in total.

Step-by-step explanation:

The total amount spent on zoo passes for 40 students and 4 teachers is $891.88, and an additional $340.40 was spent on lunch exclusively for the students. To calculate how much was spent on a pass and lunch for each student, we must first determine the cost per student for the passes. We do not consider the cost for teachers as the question asks only for the student expenses.

To find the pass cost per student, we use the following steps:

1. Determine the total cost of the passes for students by subtracting any costs associated with teachers (if applicable).
2. Divide the total cost for students by the number of students to find the per-student cost for the passes.
3. Add the per-student lunch cost to the per-student pass cost to get the total per-student cost for the trip.

Since in this scenario, we do not have separate costs for teachers and students for the passes, we simply divide $891.88 by the 44 individuals to find the cost per person. However, we only need to consider the 40 students for the total cost per student, as teachers' expenses are not included in the question.

The calculation goes as follows:

• Total cost for passes = $891.88 / 44 = $20.27 per person
• Total cost for lunch = $340.40 / 40 = $8.51 per student
• Total cost per student for both pass and lunch = $20.27 (pass) + $8.51 (lunch) = $28.78

Therefore, the amount of money spent on a pass and lunch for each student is $28.78.