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Answer:
20 games.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Meredith is playing games at an arcade to earn tickets that she can exchange for a prize.
She has 255 tickets from a previous visit.
She earns 6 tickets for each game she plays.
Meredith needs 375 tickets to exchange for the prize she wants.
Question asked:
How many games does Meredith need to play?
Solution:
Total tickets needed to exchange for the prize = 375
Meredith already have = 255 tickets
More tickets needed = 375 - 255 = 120 tickets
<u>By unitary method:</u>
She earns 6 tickets by playing = 1 game
She earns 1 ticket by playing = game
She earns 120 tickets by playing =
Therefore, she needs to play 20 games to earn 120 more tickets.