Question

A group pre-orders 8 tickets for a sightseeing tour, even though they don't have the money to pay for them yet. Each ticket costs $32 , so the debt for one ticket is $-32 . The tour company adds a 10 fee for the entire order. Including the fee, which number represents the total debt?

Answer 1

$-266

You have to do: 8 tickets× $32= $256

Then you add ten. $256+ $10= $266

So the debt for all the tickets and the fee, you put a negative sign. $-266

And that's how you get the answer $-266