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Online concert tickets cost $37 each, plus a service charge of $8.50 per ticket. The website also charges a transaction fee of $14.99 for the entire purchase. You paid $242.49. How many tickets did you buy?

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Let x equal the number of tickets.
242.49=(37+8.5)x+14.99
242.49=45.5x+14.99
242.49-14.99=45.5x+14.99-14.99
227.5=45.5x
227.5/45.5=45.5x/45.5
5=x
5 tickets
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