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Problem Situation: Gabi buys tickets to the movies.

She buys 1 adult ticket for $14 and 3 youth tickets.
She pays a total of $35.
What is the cost of each youth ticket?
Complete the equation to represent this situation.
The letter t represents the cost of a youth ticket.

User Shanegao
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Answer So you can add a number with the letter t and then add and then you can 35 dollers

User Leonbloy
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Let that be y

  • 14+3y=35

Now solve

  • 3y=35-14
  • 3y=21
  • y=21/3
  • y=7

Each youth ticket costs 7$

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