Question

mr. fox organizes a field trip to a museum. he orders 52 student tickets and 2 adult tickets. the cost of a student ticket is s and the cost of an adult ticket is a.the tickets mr. fox orders are for the students and teachers from 2 classes that he is taking to the museum. each class pays for the same number of student tickets and each class pays for the same number of adult tickets.write $52s + 2a$ as the product of the number of classes and the total cost per class.use the number pad, a, and s to enter your answers in the boxes.$\square(\square+\square)$

Explanation:

Step1: Factor out the number of classes

We know there are 2 classes, so factor 2 from each term in $52s + 2a$.
$\frac{52s}{2} = 26s$, $\frac{2a}{2} = a$

Step2: Rewrite as a product of 2 and the per-class cost

Combine the results to form the factored expression.
$2(26s + a)$

Answer:

$2(26s + a)$