Answer:
Formula: (cost of ticket + cost of popcorn) * # of friends = total cost
Which would give us (8 + x) * 5 = 62.5
Solve for x.
8 + x = 12.5 {divide each side by 5}
x = 12.5 - 8
x = 4.5
Each small bag of popcorn costs $4.50.
So you need to use the distributive property. First, solve inside the parentheses. So, 8x times 4y is 32xy, then multiply that by 3 to get 96xy, now multiply 96xy by 2 to get your final answer of 192xy.