For a concert, 19 boys and 22 girls bought tickets from the music club. The total cost of the tickets was $256. This total cost includes a $10 tax. What was the cost of each ticket, not including the tax?
To find the cost of each ticket, not including the tax, we need to subtract the tax amount from the total cost and then divide it by the total number of tickets sold.
Step 1: Subtract the tax amount from the total cost:
Total cost - Tax amount = Cost of tickets
$256 - $10 = $246
Step 2: Divide the cost of tickets by the total number of tickets sold:
Cost of tickets ÷ Total number of tickets = Cost of each ticket
$246 ÷ (19 boys + 22 girls) = Cost of each ticket
To calculate this, we add the number of boys and girls:
Total number of tickets = 19 boys + 22 girls = 41 tickets
Now, we can calculate the cost of each ticket:
$246 ÷ 41 tickets = $6
Therefore, the cost of each ticket, not including the tax, is $6.