Question

A class of 24 students visited a science museum. Each student paid the

museum’s admission fee and $6 for lunch at the museum. The class spent
a total of $336. What was the admission fee that each student paid?
1. Let f represent the museum’s admission fee. What expression
represents the total amount paid by each student?
2. Use the expression from Exercise 1 to write an expression that
represents the total amount paid by the entire class.
3. Use the expression from Exercise 2 to write an equation that
represents the situation.
4. Rewrite the equation using the Distributive Property.
5. Solve the equation. What was the admission fee that each
student paid?

Answer 1

The admission fee was $8

Explanation:

1. Each student paid f + 6 dollars (the museum’s admission fee and $6 for lunch)

2. The entire class paid 24*(f + 6) dollars (24 students visited the museum)

3. 24*(f + 6) = 336 ( The class spent a total of $336.)

4. 24f + 144 = 336

5. 24f = 336 - 144

f = 192/24

f = 8