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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-10-26

The MoviePlex theater sold 1,456 tickets. The theater sold 6 times as many regular price tickets as it sold discount tickets. Earl says that the expression 1,456 divided by 6 gives the number of discount tickets. Is Earl correct? If not, write the correct expression and explain your answer.

Asked by nyrangerkid04

Answer (3)

I agree with Kiersten979, Earl isn't correct: the number 1,456 represents the total number of tickets sold, rather than simply six times the number of tickets sold.
Let x= the discount ticket price
1456 = 6x + x 1456 = 7x x = 28
28 discount tickets were sold. The total number of tickets sold is equal to both the number of discount tickets sold plus six times that number: 1,456 = 6x+ x. Solve for x.

Answered by amicnadi | 2024-06-10

Earl isn't correct: the number 1,456 represents the total number of tickets sold, rather than simply six times the number of tickets sold.
Let x= the discount ticket price
1456 = 6x + x 1456 = 7x x = 28
28 discount tickets were sold. The total number of tickets sold is equal to both the number of discount tickets sold plus six times that number: 1,456 = 6x+ x. Solve for x.

Answered by kiersten979 | 2024-06-10

Earl is incorrect. The correct expression to find the number of discount tickets sold is x = 7 1456 ​ , which results in 208 discount tickets sold. Therefore, the total tickets sold equals 208 discount tickets plus 1,248 regular tickets (6 times 208).
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Answered by amicnadi | 2024-10-10

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