Question

A discounted amusement park ticket costs $12.95 less than the original price (p). Write and solve an equation to find the original price.

Answer 1

p = the original price of the ticket.

Let x = the discounted price.
The discounted price IS $12.95 less than the original price. Therefore
x = p - 12.95

Add 12.95 to each side.
p = x + 12.95

Answer:
The equation is
p = x + 12.95
where
p = original price
x = discounted price