You and your three friends each get an admission ticket to the town carnival. You have a coupon for $20 off that will save your group money. If the total bill to get into the carnival is $100, how much does each admission ticket cost?
(1) Define a variable
(2) Use clue words, your variable, and the numbers to create an equation
(3) Solve the equation for your variable. show all steps and answer like a 12 year old girl
(1) Let's define the variable as x, which represents the cost of each admission ticket.
(2) We have a total bill of $100 and a coupon for $20 off, which means we will pay $100 - $20 = $80 after using the coupon. Since there are four people in your group, you need to divide the total amount by the number of people. So, the equation becomes 4x = $80.
(3) To solve the equation, we need to isolate x. We can do this by dividing both sides of the equation by 4: 4x/4 = $80/4. Simplifying this, we find that x = $20.
So, each admission ticket costs $20.
Answer: Each admission ticket costs $20.
(1) Let's define the variable as 'x', which represents the cost of each admission ticket.
(2) The clue words in the problem are: "four friends", "admission ticket", "coupon for $20 off", "total bill", and "cost". From these clues, we can create the equation: 4x - $20 = $100.
(3) To solve the equation, we start by adding $20 to both sides of the equation to isolate the term with 'x': 4x - $20 + $20 = $100 + $20. Simplifying the equation gives us: 4x = $120.
Next, we divide both sides of the equation by 4 to solve for 'x': 4x/4 = $120/4. Simplifying further gives us: x = $30.
Therefore, each admission ticket costs $30. Yay!
(1) Let's define the variable "x" as the cost of each admission ticket.
(2) Using the clue words, the variable, and the numbers, we can create the equation:
3x - $20 = $100
(3) Now let's solve the equation:
3x = $100 + $20
3x = $120
To find the value of "x," we can divide both sides of the equation by 3:
3x/3 = $120/3
x = $40
So, each admission ticket costs $40. Yay!
I said three friends not four
Apologies for the mistake. Let's correct the solution.
(1) Let's define the variable "x" as the cost of each admission ticket.
(2) Using the clue words, the variable, and the numbers, we can create the equation:
3x - $20 = $100
(3) Now let's solve the equation:
3x = $100 + $20
3x = $120
To find the value of "x," we can divide both sides of the equation by 3:
3x/3 = $120/3
x = $40
So, each admission ticket costs $40. Yay!