i need to write an expression that would help find the total cost of fifty $6.00 movie tickets and eight $12 play tickets. THen find the total cost.
i wrote: ($50.00 x 6) + ($8x12)
= 300 + 96 =$396
is that right?
right on!
Silla and genesis purchase two matinee movie tickets. A marine ticket costs $6.50, a drink costs $5.50, and bag of popcorn costs $6.00. Define each variable and write an algebraic expression to describe how much they spend based on the number of drinks and bags of popcorn the buy. Identify the parts of the expression by underlining the coefficient(s), circling the constant(s), and drawing a box around the variable(s).
Yes
Yes, your expression is correct and your calculations are accurate. The expression you wrote correctly represents the total cost of fifty $6.00 movie tickets and eight $12 play tickets.
To find the total cost, you multiplied the number of movie tickets (50) by the cost per ticket ($6.00), which gives you the cost of the movie tickets alone (50 x $6.00 = $300). Then you multiplied the number of play tickets (8) by the cost per play ticket ($12), which gives you the cost of the play tickets alone (8 x $12 = $96).
Finally, you added the cost of the movie tickets and the cost of the play tickets together to get the total cost ( $300 + $96 = $396). So, your final answer of $396 is correct.