Don was asked to write an equation and solve this problem.
A group of eight friends bought tickets to an amusement park and spent $134 total. How much did each ticket cost?
Don’s work is shown below.
Steps
Don’s Work
Step 1
8 t = 134 dollars
Step 2
StartFraction 8 t Over 8 EndFraction = StartFraction 134 dollars Over 8 EndFraction
Step 3
t = 16 dollars and 75 cents
In which step, if any, did Don first make a mistake in his work?
step 1
step 2
step 3
no mistake