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tyrese paid an entrance fee of $5 plus an additional $1.25 per game at a local arcade although he spent $26.25. write and solve an equation to determine how many games tyrese played

User Nick Keets
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$26.25 = $5 + $1.25x

subtract 5 from both sides:

$21.25 = $1.25x

divide both sides by 1.25 to isolate x

17 = x

Tyrese played 17 games
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5 + 1.25g = 26.25
1.25g = 26.25 - 5
1.25g = 21.25
g = 21.25 / 1.25
g = 17 <=== he played 17 games
User Benjamin Poignant
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