A group of friends are going ice skating. The price of admission is $3.25. As a group, they spent $14 on refreshments. If they spent a total of $30.25 on admission and refreshments, how many friends went ice skating?

30.25 - 14 = 16.25

16.25/3.25 = 5

(the friends spent 30.25 in total, and 14 of that was on refreshments, meaning the remaining amount (16.25) was spent on admissions. 16.25 would buy 5 admissions, therefore 5 friends went skating.)

Start with $30.25.

Subtract $14.00 to isolate the amount of money spent on admission.

30.25-14.00 = 16.25. As a group $16.25 was spent on admission.

Admission is 3.25 per person. Divide 16.25 by 3.25.

16.25/3.25=5.

5 friends went ice skating.