Miguel and three of his friends went to the movies. They originally had a total of $40. Each boy had the same amount of money and spent $7.50 on a ticket. How much money did each boy have left after buying his ticket?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-13T17:11:39

Each boy will have #$2.50# left.

If each boy of the total of #4# boys had an equal share of the #$40#, it means that each boy had #40/4=$10# each.

Now each boy spent #$7.50# on a movie ticket.

Therefore the amount each boy will have left is:

#x=10-7.50#

#x=2.50#