The science club at the local high school went on a field trip to a museum and a movie. They paid $170 for 40 tickets to the space museum and $180 for 45 tickets to the movies. For which activity did the science club pay more per ticket? How do you know?(1 point)

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the movies because they paid the most money
the movies because they paid the most money

the movies because the ratio for the movies is higher than the ratio for the space museum
the movies because the ratio for the movies is higher than the ratio for the space museum

the space museum because the ratio for the space museum is higher than the ratio for the movies
the space museum because the ratio for the space museum is higher than the ratio for the movies

the movies because they sold more tickets
the movies because they sold more tickets
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Answer 1

To determine which activity the science club paid more per ticket, we need to calculate the cost per ticket for each activity.

1. Space Museum:

   • Total cost: $170
   • Number of tickets: 40
   • Cost per ticket = Total cost / Number of tickets = $170 / 40 = $4.25 per ticket

2. Movies:

   • Total cost: $180
   • Number of tickets: 45
   • Cost per ticket = Total cost / Number of tickets = $180 / 45 = $4 per ticket

Now, comparing the two cost-per-ticket values:

• Space Museum: $4.25 per ticket
• Movies: $4 per ticket

Since $4.25 (space museum) is greater than $4 (movies), the science club paid more per ticket for the space museum.

Therefore, the correct response is "the space museum because the ratio for the space museum is higher than the ratio for the movies."