Question

Som and her 3 friends each

bought a ticket at the movie
theater, and they also
bought a large tub of
popcorn to share for $8. If
the total cost was $36, how
much did each ticket cost?

Answer 1

x = $9.33

Explanation:

this can be solved using an equation

if we define the cost of each tickets as being equal to a variable, say x, then 3x is the total cost of all three tickets. we know that $36 = 3x plus the cost of the popcorn, so:

36 = 3x +8

28 = 3x

x = $9.33

Answer 2

$7 each

Take 8 from 36 then divide by the 4 of them