Question

Mason is going to see a movie and is taking his 4 kids. Each movie ticket costs $14 and there are an assortment of snacks available to purchase for $3 each. How much total money would Mason have to pay for his family if he were to buy 6 snacks for everybody to share? How much would Mason have to pay if he bought x snacks for everybody to share?Total cost with 6 snacks: Total cost with x snacks:

Answer 1

The Solution:

Mason and his 4 kids is making 5 persons.

Each person ticket cost $14.

The total tickets cost for the 5 persons is:

$5\times14=\text{ \ 70}$

Each snack is $3, and 6 snacks are to be bought.

$Amount\text{ spent on snacks}=6\times3=\text{ \ 18}$

The total amount to be spent on his family is:

$70+18=\text{\ 88}$

So, the total cost with 6 snacks is $88

The total cost with x snacks is 70 + 3x