Question

wich deal is better, 5 tickets for $12.50 or 8 tickets for $12.16

Answer 1

SOLUTION

Given the question, the better deal can be known by getting the price of a unit of ticket for both deals and choosing the better one.

For 5 tickets for $12.50, we divide the amount by the units gotten

$\begin{gathered} 5\text{ tickets=12.50} \\ 1\text{ ticket=}\frac{12.50}{5} \\ \text{1 ticket = \ }2.5\text{ } \end{gathered}$

For 8 tickets for $12.16, we divide the amount by the units gotten

$\begin{gathered} 8\text{ tickets = \ 12.16} \\ 1\text{ ticket= }\frac{\text{ \ }12.16}{8} \\ \text{1 ticket = \ 1.52} \end{gathered}$

Hence, the better deal will be the deal with the smallest price per unit of ticket which is 8 tickets for $12.16