Question

At a circus, tickets cost $6.75 per person. a family of four spent $73.00 on tickets and food. if each person spent an equal amount on food, how much did each person spend on food?

Answer 1

$11.50

Explanation:

Total spent = Food + Tickets

The cost of the tickets times the number of people

6.75 x 4 = $27.00 for tickets

then the total number of dollars spent in total subtracted by the amount for tickets

73 - 27 = $46 for food

$46 / 4 people = 11.50

So each person spent 11.50 on food.

Answer 2

$11.50

Explanation:

6.75 times 4 is 27

$73-27 is 46

46 divided by 4 is 11.5