Question

Miguel and three of his friends went to the movies. They originally had a total of $40. Each boy had the same amount of money and spent $7.50 on a ticket. Write and solve an equation to find how much money each boy had after buying his ticket

Answer 1

The money each boy had after buying his ticket is $2.50.

Explanation:

Given:

Miguel and three of his friends went to the movies. They originally had a total of $40. Each boy had the same amount of money and spent $7.50 on a ticket.

Now, to find the money each boy had after buying his ticket.

Let the money each boy had after buying his ticket be
`x.`

Total number of boys = 4.

Total money they had = $40.

Money each boy spent = $7.50.

Now, to write an equation:

`4(x+7.50)=40`

Now, to solve the equation for getting the money each boy had after buying his ticket:

`4(x+7.50)=40`

`4x+30=40`

Subtracting both sides by 30 we get:

`4x=10`

Dividing both sides by 4 we get:

`x=\$2.50.`

Therefore, the money each boy had after buying his ticket is $2.50.