Question

At a carnival, $8 buys 15 ride tickets. Brian is going to spend $96 on tickets. How many ride tickets will he be able to buy

Answer 1

180 tickets

Explanation:

8x = 15

96x = ?

96/8 = 12

12 x 15 = 180

Answer 2

180 ride tickets

Explanation:

Create a proportion where x is the number of tickets he can buy with his $96:

`(8)/(15)` =
`(96)/(x)`

Cross multiply and solve for x:

8x = 1440

x = 180

So, he can buy 180 ride tickets