Question

A certain movie made \(1.6 million in ticket sales. Its sequel made \)0.8 million in ticket sales. How much more did the first movie make than the sequel?

Short answer

The first movie makes $0.8 million more than the sequel.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given information.

Ticket sale of movie = $1.6 million

Ticket sale of movie’s sequel = $0.8 million

Step 2. Introduce the variable.

Consider the first movie making $x million more than the sequel.

Step 3. Write the equation.

Since the movie’s sequel made $0.8 million in tickets sales.

Therefore,

$0.8+x=1.6$

Step 4. Solve the equation.

Take the equation $0.8+x=1.6$.

Subtract 0.8 from both sides of the above equation.

$$\begin{gathered} 0.8+x-0.8=1.6-0.8 \\ x=1.6-0.8 \end{gathered}$$

So,

$x=\$0.8\text{\hspace{0.17em}\hspace{0.17em}million}$