Question

Mr. Jones spent $156 to attend a college football game. • Twenty percent of this cost was for a parking pass. • He spent the remainder of the money on two tickets for the game. What was the price per ticket? A $15.60 B $31.20 C $62.40 D $124.80

Answer 1

you set it up as a ratio

x/ 156 20/100

then cross multiply then divide

20 times 156 divided by 100 which gives you 31.20

then subtract your parking pass from the total

156 - 31.20 and you get 124.80

then divide by 2 and you get 62.40

your answer is C

Answer 2

the answer is A because if you multiply the total amount by 0.2. You will get 31.2. then divide by 2 to get the answer. So the answer is A