Question

Pedro bought 7 tickets to a basketball game. He paid a total of $154. Enter an equation, using x as your variable, to determine whether each ticket cost $22 or $25. Then enter the cost of the ticket.

Answer 1

Equation: 154=7x Cost: $22

Explanation:

The equation is $154=7x because he spent a total of $154 on 7 tickets with the x representing the cost of each ticket.

To solve for x, you divide both sides by 7 to get x by itself. So 154/7 is 22, so each ticket is $22.

To check your work, you can multiply 7 by 22 and then multiply 7 by 25 to see which one equals $154