Write a proportion first, change over original, like this:
8 x
16 100
(I got 8 because the difference between 24 and 16 is 8 and I got 100 because percents are out of 100.)
Cross multiply 8 by 100 and you get 800.
Divide 800 by 16 and you get 50.
It changed by 50%
9x-3x-5-3=2x-12
12x -8 =2x-12
-2x. -2x
10x. -8. =-12
+8. +8
10x. = -4
X = -0.4
Answer:
5.5 pints is the answer to this
Let's say the cost of student tickets is x and the cost of adult tickets is y. Then:
(1) 12y + 6x = 138
(2) 5y + 11x = 100
If we rearrange equation (1) we get:
12y = 138 - 6x
Now divide each side by 12:
y = 11.5 - 0.5x
We can now substitute this into equation (2):
5(11.5 - 0.5x) + 11x = 100
57.5 - 2.5x + 11x = 100
8.5x = 42.5
x = 5, therefor the cost of a student ticket is $5.00
