Question

Ticket sales for for Matilda were 1,120 the first day. The next day, they sold 85 more tickets and made a total income of 2,310. What was the cost per ticket? The cost was dollars per ticket

Answer 1

Find the slope of these two points that's the cost

• (0,1120)
• (85,2310)

Slope

• m=2320-1120/85-0
• m=14

Answer 2

• $14

Explanation:

The difference of sales between the first and the second days is the cost of 85 tickets:

• 2310 - 1120 = 1190

Cost of a ticket:

• 1190/85 = 14