Question

Henry buys 6 circus tickets for himself and five friends for a total of $174. Each friend pays Henry back for his or her ticket. If one of Henry's friends gives him two $20 bills, how much change should Henry return?

Answer 1

$11

Explanation:

According to the statement, you have that 6 tickets for the price of each ticket is equal to $174 and from that, you can determine the price of each ticket:

6*P=174

P= price of each ticket

P= 174/6= 29

Now, as it says that one of Henry's friends gives him two $20 bills, that means that he gives him $40 and you have to subtract the price of the ticket from that:

40-29= 11

The answer is that if one of Henry's friends gives him two $20 bills, Henry has to return $11.