General admission tickets to the fair cost $3.50 per person ride passes cost an additional $5.50 per person parking costs $6 for the family the total costs for ride passes and parking was $51 how many people in the family attended the fair
5 is the answer
Five people from the family attended the fair.
Deduct $6 from the total amount $51 because that is the general fee, INDEPENDENT of how many people attend.
left with $45.
Divide this 45 with the sum of the per person costs which are (3.50+5.50)
45 divided by 9 = 5
Soultion = 5 people