Question

Five friends attend a matinee movie and spend $8 per ticket. They also purchase a small bag of popcorn each. The friends spend a total of $62.50. Let x be the price of a small bag of popcorn.
Part A

Which equation represents the situation?
62.50 + 8x = 40
40 + 8x = 62.50
40 + 5x = 62.50
62.50 + 5x = 40
Part B

How much does each small bag of popcorn cost?

$

Answer 1

Answer:

Formula: (cost of ticket + cost of popcorn) * # of friends = total cost

Which would give us (8 + x) * 5 = 62.5

Solve for x.

8 + x = 12.5 {divide each side by 5}

x = 12.5 - 8

x = 4.5

Each small bag of popcorn costs $4.50.

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