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A discount movie pass costs $35.50. With the pass, you can purchase bags of popcorn for $5 each. If Sebastian spent $50.50 on the pass and popcorn, how many bags of popcorn did he buy?

Write a two-step equation that could be used to solve this problem. Use b for bags of popcorn as your variable.

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Answer:

35.50 + 5b = 50.50

5b = 15

b = 3 bags

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