Question

Murphy family has 4 members and they went to 7 games. Chen family has 5 members and they went to 4 games. In total, the two families spent $1200. If the seats cost the same for each person, how much did the Murphy family spend?

Answer 1

The Murphy family spend $ 700

Solution:

Given that,

Murphy family has 4 members and they went to 7 games

Let "x" be the cost of each game

Murphy family cost: $4 \times 7 \times x = 28x$

Chen family has 5 members and they went to 4 games

Chen family cost: $5 \times 4 \times x = 20x$

In total, the two families spent $1200

Therefore,

28x + 20x = 1200

48x = 1200

Divide both sides by 48

x = 25

How much did the Murphy family spend?

Murphy family cost = 28x = 28(25) = 700

Thus murphy family spend $ 700