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Ty and three friends went to the movies over the weekend. They

each bought a movie ticket for $8.25 and a drink for 3.75. Ty and
one other friend bought a large popcorn for 4.25. How much did
the boys spend at the movie theatre?
A 52.25
B 44.50
C 16.25
D 56.50

Ty and three friends went to the movies over the weekend. They each bought a movie-example-1

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Answer:

$52.25

(Or it could be 56.50, see below.)

Explanation:

This one's simple if you just think it through in real-life terms. You can do it just by "adding up" and not even really have to use any "math," but I'll show you that too.

4 people, 4 tickets:

8.25 + 8.25 + 8.25 + 8.25 = $33

But you probably recognize that that's adding 8.35 four times, so can't we multiply and get the same thing? Sure:

4 x 8.25 = $33 Same answer, so yes, we can do that.

They all bought a drink too, so use that same multiplying shortcut:

4 x 3.75 = $15 Good so far?

Now to the tricky part of this, the popcorn. We have to figure out exactly what they meant with these words:

"Ty and one other friend bought a large popcorn for 4.25."

  • Did they buy one popcorn and split it? (Likely)
  • Or did they each buy a popcorn?

There's an answer choice for either way, so take your best guess. Or ask the teacher for clarification if you can.

I'm going to assume that one popcorn was bought, so another $4.25 was spent.

So now we know where all the money was spent and we just need to add them up:

4 tickets + 4 drinks + 1 popcorn

$33 + $15 + $4.25 = $52.25 was spent

Want the "equation?"

4(8.25) + 4(3.75) + 4.25 = 52.25

I hope you read the explanation and that it helped your understanding, rather than just giving you a number.

Take care.

User David Rutherford
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Answer:

$16.25

Explanation:

8.25+3.75=$12

12+4.25=$16.25

User JvR
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