Question

A group of friends are going ice skating. The price of admission is $3.25. As a group, they spent $14 on refreshments. If they spent a total of $30.25 on admission and refreshments, how many friends went ice skating?
2 friends
5 friends
14 friends
53 friends

Answer 1

Let n be the number of friends.

3.25n + 14 = 30.25
3.25n = 30.25 − 14 = 16.25
n = 16.25 ÷ 3.25 = 5

Answer: 5 friends.