Question

5000 people attend 1 movie each in one week. Regular show ticket is $9.50 and matinee tickets are $7. The total amount spent was $44,000. How many people attended the matinee?

Answer 1

Answer:

1400

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: Cost of Regular ticket = $9.50

          Cost of Matinee tickets= $7

          Total number of people= 5000

          Total spending in watching movie= $44000.

Lets assume total number of people attended matinee be "x".

∴ Number of people attended Regualr show= $(5000-x)$

We know, total cost= $Price\ of\ each\ ticket \times number\ of\ people$

Now, forming an equation to show total spending on tickets.

⇒ $\ 9.50(5000-x)+ \ 7x= \ 44000$

Using distributive property of multiplication to multiply 9.50 with 5000 and -x.

⇒ $47500-9.50x+7x= 44000$

⇒ $47500-2.5x= 44000$

Adding both side by 2.5x

⇒ $47500 = 44000 + 2.5x$

subtracting both side by 44000

⇒ $3500= 2.5x$

Dividing both side by 2.5

⇒$x= \frac{3500}{2.5}$

∴$x= 1400$

Hence, number of people attended the matinee show are 1400.