Question

A group of friends are going ice skating. The price of admission is $3.25. As a group, they spent $14 on refreshments. If they spent a total of $30.25 on admission and refreshments, how many friends went ice skating?
2 friends
5 friends
14 friends
53 friends

Answer 1

Answer: 5 friends

Steps:
3.25x + 14 = 30.25
3.25x = 30.25 - 14
3.25x = 16.25
x = 16.25/3.25
x = 5

Check:
3.25x + 14 = 30.25
3.25(5) + 14 = 30.25
16.25 + 14 = 30.25
30.25 = 30.25 ✅

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Answer 2

Answer:

5 friends

Step-by-step explanation: