1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Alchen [17]
3 years ago
15

Which shows a correct order to solve this story problem? Kent and Curtis went to the state fair. They had to pay a total of $7.1

8 sales tax on everything they bought. They spent $22.50 for each admission ticket and $35.50 altogether for food. They split all the costs evenly. How much did each boy pay? A. Step 1: Calculate the price of 2 admission tickets. Step 2: Add that amount to the amount spent on food and the tax. Step 3: Divide by 2. B. Step 1: Double the amount for 1 admission ticket. Step 2: Take half of the amount spent on food and add the total from Step 1 plus the tax. Step 3: Divide by 2. C. Step 1: Add $22.50 and $35.50. Step 2: Divide the total by 2. Step 3: Add the amount of the tax.
Mathematics
1 answer:
KiRa [710]3 years ago
6 0
The problem is asking how much each person will need to pay. Simplifying the problem into an equation with variables (an algorithm) will greatly help you solve it:

S = Sales Tax = $ 7.18 per any purchase
A = Admission Ticket = $ 22.50 entry price for one person (no tax applied)
F = Food = $ 35.50 purchases for two people

We know the cost for one person was: (22.50) + [(35.50/2) + 7.18] =
$ 47.43 per person. Now we can check each method and see which one is the correct algorithm:

Method A)
[2A + (F + 2S)] / 2 = [ (2)(22.50) + [35.50 + (2)(7.18)] ]/ 2 = $47.43
Method A is the correct answer

Method B)
[(2A + (1/2)F + 2S) /2 = [(2)(22.50) + 35.50(1/2) + (2)7.18] / 2 = $38.55
Wrong answer. This method is incorrect because the tax for both tickets bought are not being used in the equation.

Method C)
[(A + F) / 2 ]+ S = [(22.50 + 35.50) / 2 ] + 7.18 = $35.93
Wrong answer. Incorrect Method. The food cost is being reduced to the cost of one person but admission price is set for two people.
You might be interested in
Enter 52.16 in expanded form.
ivolga24 [154]

Answer:

50 + 2 + 0.1 + 0.06

5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What is the difference between a square and a rectangle? A) A square is a parallelogram and a rectangle is not. B) A square has
Sholpan [36]
The answer to this question is B
5 0
3 years ago
The local county officials need to calculate the capacity of a large hole for the garbage refuse dump. The dump hole is 250 ft l
stepan [7]
Multiply 250 by 120 and the answer is 300,000ft2
4 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Jo's collection contains US, Indian and British stamps. If the ratio of US to Indian stamps is 5 to 2 and the ratio of Indian to
andreev551 [17]

Answer:(E). 25:2

Step-by-step explanation:

First ratio:

Us : India is 5 : 2

Second ratio

India : British is 5 : 1

multiply(5:2) by 5 and multiply (5:1) by 2 to balance the India stamps.

Therefore now

Us : India is 25 : 10

India : British is 10 : 2

The ratio of us : British is 25:2

5 0
3 years ago
Melissa and Tomas are playing a game with complex numbers. If Melissa has a score of 5 – 4i and Tomas has a score of 3 + 2i, wha
erastovalidia [21]

Answer:

8 - 2i

Step-by-step explanation:

Just add the real parts together and then add the imaginary parts together

5 + 3 = 8

-4i + 2i = -2i

8 - 2i

3 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • HELP!!! WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST! NEED THIS DONE ASAP
    6·2 answers
  • (4.6•10^9)+ (1.7•10^7)
    9·1 answer
  • If you bike for 60 kilometers at 30 kilometers per hour and return at 20 kilometers per hour, what is the average speed for the
    9·1 answer
  • Determine the coordinates of the y-intercept of the function shown in the graph.
    7·1 answer
  • The radius of a circle is 3 yards. What is the circle's area? Use 3.14 for ​.
    6·1 answer
  • Whats 4 +4 <br><br> guys pls help
    5·2 answers
  • Joey is building a doghouse. He measures the lengths of two sides and the hypotenuse to make sure the boards create a right tria
    12·1 answer
  • Triangle PQR is transformed to triangle P′Q′R′. Triangle PQR has vertices P(4, 0), Q(0, −4), and R(−8, −4). Triangle P′Q′R′ has
    7·1 answer
  • PLEASE HELP IM GIVING 25 POINTS!!! THANKSSSSS
    12·1 answer
  • Help me <br>#no spams.. ​
    14·2 answers
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!