Answer:
In order for it to benefit his father to buy the pass Seth have to attend the movies for 11 times.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Cost of movie pass = $40
Cost per matinees with pass = $1.00
Cost per matinees without pass = $3.50
To Find:
Number of times must Seth attend in order for it to benefit his father to buy the pass = ?
Solution:
Let x be the number of times he wants to visit
To profit his father
The number of visits without pass = the number of visits with passin the cost of $3.50
Then, without pass if he visits for x times then the cost will be = 3.50x
Also with pass, the number of times he can visit the pass =
then
x = 11.42
x = 11 (approx)