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You want to go to the movies with your friends and your parents offer to pay for everyone.

If each movie ticket is $13.50 and you plan on splitting a giant popcorn and drink that cost
$19.95 total, what is the maximum number of tickets you can buy if your parents give you
$75?

User Schoon
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Answer:

4 tickets

Explanation:.

13.5x + 19.95 = 75

13.5x = 55.05

x = 4.08

Now, you have to round to the nearest whole number, which in this case is 4.

User Rishab
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Answer:

4 tickets

Explanation:

1. make an equation representing the situation. x is the number of how many tickets you buy

13.5x + 19.95 = 75

2. subtract 19.95 from both sides

13.5x = 55.05

3. divide by 13.5 on both sides

x = 4.08

now, you can't buy 0.08 of a ticket, so you have to round to the nearest whole number, which in this case is 4.

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