Marli travels to college by bus. She has this information about ticket prices:

- A daily ticket costs [tex][tex]$3.40[/tex].
- A weekly ticket costs [tex]$[/tex]12.00[/tex].

Marli will travel to college 4 days next week. She buys a weekly ticket instead of 4 daily tickets.

How much money does Marli save in total? You must show your working.



Answer :

Sure, let's solve this step by step.

1. Determine the cost of a single daily ticket:
Marli knows the price for a single daily ticket is 3.40.

2. Calculate the total cost of 4 daily tickets:
[tex]\[ \text{Cost of 4 daily tickets} = 4 \times 3.40 = 13.60. \][/tex]

3. Determine the cost of a weekly ticket:
Marli knows the weekly ticket costs 10.00.

4. Calculate the amount of money Marli saves by buying a weekly ticket instead of 4 daily tickets:
[tex]\[ \text{Amount saved} = (\text{Cost of 4 daily tickets}) - (\text{Cost of weekly ticket}) = 13.60 - 10.00 = 3.60. \][/tex]

Therefore, Marli saves a total of 3.60 by purchasing the weekly ticket instead of four daily tickets.