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the Gilbert family brought airline tickets online. each ticket cost $186.the website also charged a flat fee of $16 for the transaction. the Gilberts were charged a total of $946. write a equation to determine how many tickets the Gilberts purchased. how many tickets did they purchase.​

User Asav Patel
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Answer: x=5 or 5 Tickets

Explanation:

186x + 16 = 946

186x + 16 = 946

-16 -16

186x = 930

186x divided by 186x = 0

930 divided by 186x = 5

Therefore our answer is, x=5 or 5 Tickets

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