Question

64 movie tickets are sold. 5/8 of the tickets were for adult admission. How many adult admission tickets were sold?

24 tickets
52 tickets
40 tickets
320 tickets

Answer 1

40

Explanation:

First take note 64 tickets were sold in total and 5/8 of those tickets were for adults.

To solve this you must first make 5/8 a decimal and to do so you will divide 5 by 8.

which is equal to .625

Now multiply 65 by .625 = 40.42500

Answer 2

40 tickets

Explanation:

5/8 is .63

64 x .63 = 40.32 rounded is equal to 40 tickets