Question

4 people went to the movies. Each person spent $9.50 on a ticket and had the same amount of money leftover. They originally had a total of $48. How much money did each person have left after buying their ticket?

Answer 1

$2.50 was left for each person.

4(9.50) + x = 48

38 + x = 48

subtract 38 on both sides

x = 10

10$ was left in total by all 4 people

10/4 = 2.50

$2.50 was left over for each person