Suppose you & your friends are going to the movies.The amount of money you spend for tickets varies directly with the number

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frozen [14]

3 years ago

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Suppose you & your friends are going to the movies.The amount of money you spend for tickets varies directly with the number

of people buying tickets.If you spend $48 for six tickets ,What is the constant of variation?

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mojhsa [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-14T08:24:46+03:00

mojhsa [17]3 years ago

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This is the equation you need to use: y = kx
So, let's put it this way:
y can be the total amount of money you spend (so $48), and x the number of people (6)

y=kx
48=k*6
k = 48/6
k = 8

The constant variation, and the price of one ticket is 8.