Answer to Question #163023 in Math for Cindy

Question

If the average ticket price for movie A in its first week was 1.4 times the average ticket price in its third week, what was the average ticket price for movie A in its first week?

Answer 1

Let $x=$ the average ticket price for movie A in its third week.

Then the average ticket price for movie A in its first week was $1.4x$

Given $x=\$8.35.$ Then

$1.4(\$8.35)=\$11.69$

The average ticket price for movie A in its first week was $\$11.69.$