Question

A traveling carnival has receipts of $4,275 one day. Twice as much was made on concessions as on the rides. How much did the concession bring in? How much did the rides bring in?

Answer 1

As we don’t know how much the concession and rides brought in let's assume 'x' = money which rides brought in. As concessions was made a twice as on the rides, it will be '2x'. We can make an equation:  x + 2x = 4275 -> 3x = 4275 -> x = 4275/ 3 = 1425.

The concession bring in 2 × 1425 = 2850

 

Answer:

The concession brings in $2850 and the rides bring in $1425.