Question

Three friends go to the movies and spend a total of $75.00. Each friend bought a ticket and a small popcorn that cost $8.25 how much was each ticket

Answer 1

Given:

Total amount spend on movie = $75

Each friend bought a ticket and a small popcorn that cost $8.25.

To find:

The price of each ticket.

Solution:

Let x be the price of each ticket.

Total cost of ticket and popcorn of each friend
`=x+8.25`

Total cost of ticket and popcorn of three friend
`=3(x+8.25)`

It is given that, the total amount spend on movie is $75. So,

`3(x+8.25)=75`

`x+8.25=(75)/(3)`

`x+8.25=25`

Subtract 8.25 from both sides.

`x=25-8.25`

`x=16.75`

Therefore, the cost of each movie ticket is $16.75.