Question

for every 5 people who bought $9.75 tickets to the football game, 3 people bought $14.50 tickets. If each of 35 people bought a $9.75 ticket, how many people bought the more expensive ticket?

Answer 1

21 people

Explanation:

$9.75 $14.50

5 people to 3 people

35 people to ? people

consider the proportions: 5/3 = 35/?

we need the equivalent fraction of 5/3 that has 35 on the denominator

so 5/3 = (5/3)(7/7) because 7/7 =1, and 5*3 =35

5/3 = 5*7/3*7 = 35/21

Answer 2

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Answer:

21

Explanation:

The number who bought expensive tickets is 3/5 of the number who bought cheap tickets.

(3/5)(35) = 21

21 people bought the more expensive ticket.