How many tickets will Mrs. Fox buy?

Question

Mrs. Fox wants to take her children to Hartford Stage to see a play. Tickets cost $55 per person, there is a handling fee of $2.00 per ticket and a parking voucher will cost $6.50 . If she spends $405.50 for tickets, handling fees, and parking , how many tickets did she buy? Define your variables, create an equation , and solve it to determine the number of tickets that Mrs. Fox bought .

Answer 1

Hi Sam, first, subtract the parking from the total money spent. What remains is the cost of the tickets.

 

405.50 - 6.50 = 399.00

 

Mrs. Fox spent $399.00 for tickets.

 

Tickets cost $55.00 each plus $2.00 handling fee each, or each ticket cost $57.00

 

Number of tickets purchased is: 399.00 / 57.00, or 7 tickets.

 

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