SOLUTION: 6 friends used a $2 off coupon to buy themselves a movie ticket. If they spend a total of $42, how much is the price of the movie ticket without the coupon? *
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Question 1163837: 6 friends used a $2 off coupon to buy themselves a movie ticket. If they spend a total of $42, how much is the price of the movie ticket without the coupon? *
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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6 friends used a $2 off coupon to buy themselves a movie ticket. If they spend a total of $42, how much is the price of the movie ticket without the coupon?
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This is a little unclear. Is that ONE coupon for just ONE of the friends, or does that ONE coupon extend to all six friends of the group?
Answer by ikleyn(52786) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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As the problem is worded, printed, posted and presented, it is not a Math problem, because its meaning is unclear.
It is some collection of words, but not a Math problem.
Not every set of words is a Math problem.
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