Question

Ella and some friends are going to a movie. Each movie ticket costs $5.

Create an equation that shows the relationship between how many friends, n, attend the movie and the total cost in
dollars, c.

Answer 1

Answer: c = 5n

Explanation:

Cost of movie ticket = $5 per person

Number of people attending the movie = n

The total cost c, will be the multiplication of the cost of movie ticket per person by the total.number of people attending the movie. This will be:

c = 5 × n

c = 5n