Question

Heather's family bought tickets at a local carnival. Her brother took1/5 the number of tickets that her cousin took, which was half the number Heather took. If her brother took 10 tickets, how many tickets did Heather take?

Answer 1

All right. We know that Heather's brother took ten tickets.

Heather's brother took (1/5) the number of tickets that her cousin took.

So, we know that the number of tickets the cousin took is:

10 = x * (1/5)

Answer 2

Once we solve for x. We know that x is half the number that Heather took.

x * 2 = y

Where why is how many tickets Heather took.

Answer 3

im sill confused

Answer 4

Okay. Heather's brother took ten tickets, which is (1/5) the number of tickets that the cousin took. We can also say that her cousin took 5 times the number of tickets as her brother...

x = 10 * 5

is the same as

10 = x * 1/5

Answer 5

So, how many tickets did her cousin take?

Answer 6

half

Answer 7

Heather took half the tickets that her cousin took. So, let's not worry about the half yet. Lets focus on this part:

Her brother took1/5 the number of tickets that her cousin took

Answer 8

Brother took 10. So 10 = (1/5) the number the cousin took.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

How many did the cousin take?

Answer 11

10

Answer 12

The brother took ten...

Answer 13

Brother = 10
Cousin = 10 * 5
Heather = Cousin * 2

Answer 14

so its 50

Answer 15

The cousin has 50, yes. How many does heather have?

Answer 16

10