Question

Website A offers tickets to a local charity event for $7.50 each plus a $14.25 handling fee, while Website B offers the tickets for $8.50 plus a $3.25 handling fee. Which equation can be used to determine how many tickets need to be purchased in order for the cost to be the same?

Responses

14.25n + 7.50 = 3.25n + 8.50
14.25 n + 7.50 = 3.25 n + 8.50

7.50n + 8.50n = 14.25 + 3.25

Answer 1

n=11

Explanation:

7.50n + 14.25=8.50n+3.25

8.50n-7.50n=14.25-3.25

1.00n=11.00

n=11