Question

help pls Peter bought 9 tickets to a basketball game. He paid a total of $72. Choose the equation that determines whether each ticket cost $6 or $8

Answer 1

Cost of each ticket bought by Peter = $8 for each ticket

Explanation:

Given:

Number of ticket bought by Peter = 9 tickets

Amount paid by Peter for tickets = $72

Find:

Cost of each ticket bought by Peter

Computation:

Cost of each ticket bought by Peter = Amount paid by Peter for tickets / Number of ticket bought by Peter

Cost of each ticket bought by Peter = 72 / 9

Cost of each ticket bought by Peter = $8 for each ticket