SOLUTION: melissa has$20.00 to buy tickets at the movies. each ticket costs $3.75 at the discount theater. how man tickets can she buy? how much change will she get back?

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Question 359899: melissa has$20.00 to buy tickets at the movies. each ticket costs $3.75 at the discount theater. how man tickets can she buy? how much change will she get back?

Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
$20
each ticket 3.75
number of tickets = 20/3.75
multiply by 100
100*20/100*3.75
2000/375
she can buy 5 tickets at $18.75
she will get $1.25 back
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m.ananth@hotmail.ca

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