Question

Mr. Jones spent $156 to attend a football game. 20% of this cost was for a parking pass. He spent the remainder of the money on two tickets for the game what was the price per ticket? A. $15.60 B. $31.20 C. $6.40 D. $124.80 (provide answer AND explain)

Answer 1

The cost per ticket cost `$15.60`

Explanation:

So if we divide `20/100` we get `0.20` percent. So we multiply that by `$156` which gives us `31.20`.

So we subtract `156-31.20` which is `124.8`

But we now subtract `156-124.8` which gives us `31.2` so `31.2` divided by `2` is `15.60`.

So we have `15.60` (twice as Mr.Jones brought 2 tickets) and 124.80. So if we add them like this: `15.60+15.60+124.80` we would get `156`