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Chris and his sister went to the movies. They had $34 altogether and spent $9.50 per ticket. Chris and his sister bought the same snacks. Write and inequality to find the amount that each person spent on snacks.

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Answer:The amount each person spent on snacks is $ 7.5 Step-by-step explanation:Given as :The total money that Chris and his sister have = $ 34The cost of each ticket = $ 9.50So, The cost of both of them ticket's = $ 9.50 × 2 = $ 19So, the left amount together after ticket's purchased = $ 34 - $ 19 I.e The left amount they have = $ 15 let the price each spend on snacks = $ x∵ The left amount they have is $ 15and both bought snacks , so they bought snacks of $ 15∴ each of them spent amount on snacks = x = $ [tex]\frac{15}{2}[/tex]  i.e x = $7.5 Hence The amount each person spent on snacks is $ 7.5  Answer