Question

A museum opened at 8:00 a.m. in the first hour, 350 prople purchased admission tickets. in the second hour, 20% more people purchased admission ticks than in the first hour. Each admisssion tickets cost $17.50.

What was the total amount of money paid for all the tickets purchased in the first two hours?

Answer 1

First find the total amount of money paid in the 1st hour by multiplying 350 by 17.50.

350 × 17.50 = 6,125

$6,125.00 were paid for the 1st hour.

Now let's find the total amount of money paid for the 2nd hour.

First, find 20% of 350. Turn 20% into a decimal by dividing by 100.

20% ⇒ 0.2

Now multiply 0.2 by 350.

350 × 0.2 = 70

Since 20% more people came in the 2nd hour, add 70 to 350.

350 + 70 = 420

Now you can find the amount paid by multiplying 420 by 17.50.

420 × 17.50 = 7,350.

$7,350.00 were paid for the 2nd hour.

Add the two amounts together to find the total amount of money paid for all the tickets purchased in the first two hours.

6,125 + 7,350 = 13,475

Answer:

$13,475 was paid for all the tickets purchased in the first two hours.