Question

15. Five boys went to see the CIRCUS. Four of them had Rs.5 each and the fifth boy had Re.1 more than the entrance ticket price. IF with the whole amount (which the 5 boys had), the boys were able to just buy the entrance ticket for all the 5, cost of the entrance ticket per person was​

Answer 1

Answer:

20+(x+1) = 5x

x=21/4

x= 5.25

Answer 2

The entrance ticket per person can be calculated using algebraic equation. We have create the algebraic expression as per the question.

The entrance ticket per person is Rs. 5.25.

Given:

Total boys are 5

4 boys has 5 rupee each so total rupee are $=5\times 4=20$.

Let the entrance ticket per boy is $x$.

One boy had 1 rupee more than entrance ticket $(x+1)$.

Write the algebraic expression to calculate the entrance ticket per person.

$5x=20+(x+1)\\5x=20+x+1\\5x-x=20+1\\4x=21\\x=5.25$

Thus, the entrance ticket per person is Rs. 5.25.

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