Answer: 25 tickets must be purchased in order for the total cost of carnival M and carnival p are the same.
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the number of tickets that must be purchased in order for the total cost of carnival M and carnival p are the same.
Carnival m charges an entrance fee of 5.00 and .65 per ticket for the rides. It means that the total cost of x tickets at carnival M is
0.65x + 5
Carnival P charges an entrance fee of 10.00 and .45 per ticket for the rides. It means that the total cost of x tickets at carnival M is
0.45x + 10
For the total cost to be the same, the number of tickets would be
0.65x + 5 = 0.45x + 10
0.65x - 0.45x = 10 - 5
0.2x = 5
x = 5/0.2
x = 25
