A group of 4 friends went to the movies. In addition to their tickets, they bought a large bag of popcorn to share for $4.75. The total was $38.75. Write and solve an equation to find the cost of one movie ticket, m. Use pencil and paper.
Let m be the cost of one movie ticket.
Since there were 4 friends and the total cost was $38.75, the total cost of the movie tickets was 4m. Adding the cost of the popcorn, the total cost is 4m + $4.75.
Therefore, the equation is:
4m + $4.75 = $38.75
Subtracting $4.75 from both sides:
4m = $34
Dividing by 4:
m = $8.50
Therefore, the cost of one movie ticket is $8.50.
Write an equation that represents the cost of one movie ticket.
Let m be the cost of one movie ticket.
Since the total cost of the movie tickets for 4 friends is $38.75, the equation can be written as:
4m = $38.75
Dividing by 4 on both sides, we get:
m = $9.6875
Therefore, the cost of one movie ticket is $9.6875.