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Please help me fill out the numbers in the box and help me answer the question

Please help me fill out the numbers in the box and help me answer the question-example-1

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9514 1404 393

Answer:

(1, 55), (4, 220), (5, 275)

times 55

Explanation:

You know from life experience that the cost of tickets is often proportional to the number of tickets*. Here, you can check that by dividing the cost by the number of tickets for each of the table entries where both are given:

110/2 = 55 = 165/3

This tells you the cost of 1 ticket is 55. It also tells you the cost of 4 tickets will be 4×55 = 220, and the cost of 5 tickets will be 5×55 = 275.

In short, the cost in dollars is the number of tickets times 55.

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* Your life experience will also tell you that sometimes there is a "processing fee" that makes the relation non-proportional. No such fee is evident here.

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Alternate solution

Since the relation is proportional, you can find the cost of 1 ticket by dividing the cost of 2 tickets by 2: 110/2 = 55. You can find the cost of 4 tickets by doubling the cost of 2 tickets: 2×110 = 220. You can also find the cost of 5 tickets by adding the costs of 2 and 3 tickets: 110 +165 = 275.

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