Six friends attended a matinee movie and spent $9.50 Per ticket. They also purchase a small bag of popcorn each. If the friends spend a total of $78.00, how much does each small bag of popcorn cost?

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Stacy Gomez

26 March, 05:58

Six friends attended a matinee movie and spent $9.50 Per ticket. They also purchase a small bag of popcorn each. If the friends spend a total of $78.00, how much does each small bag of popcorn cost?

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Desirae Tyler · Answer 1

Answer: $3.50

Step-by-step explanation: You want to find what they spent on their tickets first by multiplying $9.50 and 6, since there are 6 friends. When you multiply them you get $57. You then want to subtract that from $78 to get $21. And then you will divide 6 from 21 to equal $3.50.