Question

A group of friends go to the haunted museum

together. Each person pays $6.50 to get in. They
spend a total of $21 for the zombie exhibit. The
total cost is $60. Write an equation and then solve to find how many people went to the haunted museum.
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Answer 1

Explanation:

60-21

39/6.5

6 people went

Answer 2

Equation: 6.5x + 21 = 60

6 people went to the haunted museum.

Explanation:

Let x be the number of people who went to the haunted museum.

The cost of admission for all of the people is 6.5x.

The total cost is the cost of admission plus the cost of the zombie exhibit, so we have the equation:

`\sf 6.5x + 21 = 60`

Subtracting 21 from both sides, we get:

`\sf 6.5x + 21 -21 = 60-21`

`\sf 6.5x = 39`

Dividing both sides by 6.5, we get:

`\sf (6.5x )/(6.5)= (39)/(6.5)`

`\sf x = 6`

Therefore, 6 people went to the haunted museum.