Question

Molly earns a rebate each month on her movie tickets and books. She earns $0.25 for each movie ticket and $2 for each book. Last month molly purchased 4 movie tickets and earned $17. How many books did molly purchase last month?

Answer 1

8 books

Explanation:

Earning for each ticket is $0.25 and for each book is $2

If total earning for 4 tickets and x books is $17, then the equation is:

• 0.25*4 + 2x = 17
• 1 + 2x = 17
• 2x = 16
• x = 16/2
• x = 8

So Molly purchased 8 books