Question

Mallory and Miranda are putting on ice skating shows in preparation for their Olympic debut.

The tickets sold for each show can be purchased individually, or in a group bundle with an

unknown total. The amount of tickets sold for each skater's show are represented in the

expressions below.

Mallory's tickets

10x + 5 + 15x

Miranda's tickets

5(5x + 1)

d Mallory and Miranda sell the same number of tickets to their shows? Why or why not?

Answer 1

yes they sell the same number of tickets

Explanation:

10x + 5 + 15x = 25x + 5 (Combine like terms)

5(5x+1) = 25x + 5 (distribute the 5)

yes they sell the same number of tickets, because the expressions are the same 25x + 5