Question

Fun Zone charges an entrance fee

of $4.50 and $0.65 per ticket. Happy
Town charges $0.40 per ticket and a
$5.00 entrance fee. How many
tickets must be purchased in order
for the total to be the same at both
Fun Zone and Happy Town?

Answer 1

2 tickets

Explanation:

To be the same they must equal each other.

4.50 + 0.65x = 0.40x + 5

isolate the variable

subtract 4.50 from both sides

0.65x = 0.40x + 0.50

subtract 0.40x from both sides

0.25x = 0.50

divide both sides by 0.25

x = 0.50 ÷ 0.25

x = 2