Question

A teacher has 20 students. Each student is paying $12.50 for a ticket to see a play during a field trip. The teacher collects their money for two weeks. In the first week, 14 students pay for their ticket. In the second week, the rest of the students pay for their ticket. How much did the teacher collect in the second week?

Answer 1

$75

Explanation:

Steps to determining the answer

1. Determine the number of students that would pay in the second week. This can be known by subtracting 14 from 20. 20 is the total number of students. 14 is the number of students that paid in the first week.
2. Multiply the answer gotten from one above by the price of the ticket

20 - 14 = 6

6 students would pay in the second week

6 x $12.50 = $75

The teacher would collect $75 in the second week