Question

A group of 44 students is planning a train trip to Washington, D.C. They held many fundraisers and raised $10,880. Nathan said, “We should have enough money to pay for the train tickets. There are about 50 students going on the trip and one round trip ticket costs about $200. That makes the total cost of the tickets less than $10,000.” Does Nathan’s reasoning make sense?

Answer 1

Yessirr

Explanation:

Yessir, Nathan's reasoning makes perfect sense because he is only stating that the money will be enough for the train tickets. Since a ticket for a single student is $200 round-trip and there are a total of 50 students going then that would mean that the total cost is indeed $10,000 (200 * 50). Since they raised a total of $10,880 with the fundraisers that would leave them with $880 ($10,880 - $10,000) after buying all the tickets that they need for all of the students.

Answer 2

Yes

Explanation:

Yes, Nathan's reasoning makes perfect sense because he is only stating that the money will be enough for the train tickets. Since a ticket for a single student is $200 round-trip and there are a total of 50 students going then that would mean that the total cost is indeed $10,000 (200 * 50). Since they raised a total of $10,880 with the fundraisers that would leave them with $880 ($10,880 - $10,000) after buying all the tickets that they need for all of the students.