SOLUTION: The cost for a movie ticket is $8. The cost is reduced to $6 for groups of 10 or more. How many people must be in a group for them to save a total of $50?

Algebra.Com
Question 1057912: The cost for a movie ticket is $8. The cost is reduced to $6 for groups of 10 or more. How many people must be in a group for them to save a total of $50?
Answer by ikleyn(52830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
The cost for a movie ticket is $8. The cost is reduced to $6 for groups of 10 or more. How many people must be in a group
for them to save a total of $50?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(8-6)*x = 50,

2x = 50,

x = 25.

Sinse  25 >= 10,  the found value of "x" satisfies the condition.

Answer. 25 people.


RELATED QUESTIONS

The cost for a movie ticket is 7$.The cost is reduced to 5$ for groups of 10 or more. How (answered by josgarithmetic)
The cost for a movie ticket is $7 . The cost is reduced to $5 for groups for 5 or more.... (answered by fcabanski,TimothyLamb)
A group of students decide to attend a concert. The cost of renting a bus to take them to (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
Tickets cost $12.00. For group purchases there is 1/8 off each ticket. How much will each (answered by colliefan)
The regular admission price for an amusement park is $72. For a group of 15 or more, the (answered by rfer)
The ticket for the concert are selling for $12.00. Juanita is going to the concert with a (answered by rfer)
search the seas cruise ship has a conference room offering unlimited internet access that (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
A small cruising ship that can hold up to 64 people provides three-day excursions to... (answered by josgarithmetic)
A group of more than ten and fewer than thirty people all paid the same amount for a... (answered by Edwin McCravy)