SOLUTION: Jack buys some tickets to see the film Each tickets cost £4.50 Jackie pays with two £20 notes Jackie gets £8.50 change How many tickets did he buy?

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Question 853431: Jack buys some tickets to see the film
Each tickets cost £4.50
Jackie pays with two £20 notes
Jackie gets £8.50 change
How many tickets did he buy?

Answer by JulietG(1812)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jackie pays £40 in total
He receives £8.50 in change, so he spent £40-£8.5 or £31.50
Divide the amount he spent by the cost per ticket
£31.5 / £4.5 = ????number of tickets

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