Question

The manager of a theater noted that for every 10 admission tickets sold, the theater sells 3 bags ofpopcorn at $2.25 each, 4 sodas at $1.50 each, and 2 candy bars at $1.00 each. To the nearest cent,what is the average (arithmetic mean) amount of these snack sales per ticket sold?(A) $1.48(B) $1.58(C) $1.60(D) $1.64(E) $1.70

Answer 1

Answer:

(A) $1.48

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that a theater sells 3 bags of popcorn at $2.25 each, 4 sodas at $1.50 each, and 2 candy bars at $1.00 each.

First of all, we will find total amount earned by selling all snacks as shown below:

$\text{Amount earned from selling snacks}=3\times \ 2.25+4\times \ 1.50+2\times \ 1.00$

$\text{Amount earned from selling snacks}=\ 6.75+\ 6.00+ 2.00$

$\text{Amount earned from selling snacks}=\ 14.75$

Now, we will divide total amount earned by 10 to find the average amount of the snack sales per ticket sold.

$\text{Average amount of the snack sales per ticket sold}=\frac{\ 14.75}{10}$

$\text{Average amount of the snack sales per ticket sold}=\ 1.475$

$\text{Average amount of the snack sales per ticket sold}\approx \ 1.48$

Therefore, the average (arithmetic mean) amount of the snack sales per ticket sold is $1.48.