Question

Tom,Ayala,Mark,and Maria have a total OF $48 to spend at the fair.They each spend $6 or $24 total on Ricketts for roses.They agree to spend the rest on face painting and dinner.They plan to spend twice as much on dinner as on face painting.Hiw much do they plan to spend on dinner?

Answer 1

The money they plan to spend on dinner is $18.

Explanation:

Given:

Tom, Ayala, Mark and Maria have a total of $48 to spend at the fair.

They each spend $6 or $24 total on Ricketts for roses.

They agree to spend the rest on face painting and dinner.

They plan to spend twice as much on dinner as on face painting.

Now, to get the money they plan to spend on dinner.

Let the money they plan to spend on face painting be
`x.`

And, the money they plan to spend on dinner be
`3x.`

They spend total on Ricketts for roses = $24.

Total money they have to spend at the fair = $48.

According to question:

`x+3x+24=48\\\\4x+24=48`

Subtracting both sides by 24 we get:

`4x=24`

Dividing both sides by 4 we get:

`x=6`.

Now, to substitute the value of
`x`:

`3x\\\\=3* 6\\\\=\$18.`

Therefore, the money they plan to spend on dinner is $18.