Question

The five members of the traynor family each buy train tickets. During the train ride, each family member buys a boxed lunch for $6. 50. If the total cost of the trip is $248. 50, what is the price of each train ticket? enter your answer in the box

Answer 1

Answer:

Each ticket is $43.20

Explanation:

If there are five family members, and the meals are $.6.50 each, we will multiply $6.50 by 5.

$6.50 × 5= $32.5

Now we subtract the meals from the total of $248.50.

$248.50 - $32.5= $216

All five tickets cost $216, now we divide this by 5 since five tickets were bought.

$\frac{216}{5}$= $43. 2

Each ticket was $43.20

Let's double-check:

$32.5 + $43.20(5)= $32.5 + $216= $248.50