Question

Now that they are parked, it's time to enjoy the fair!

Shaggy and Scooby are hungry! Shaggy spends 5
tickets on a soda and the rest of his tickets on 3
corndogs. Scooby spends 14 tickets on a double-fudge
brownie sundae and the rest on 2 corndogs. They
spent the same amount of tickets. How many tickets
does a corndog cost?
Type or write an equation and solve. Be sure to show
your work. (You can either type this below or write to
the left; no need to do both unless you want to).

Answer 1

A corndog costs 9 tickets.

Explanation:

The information provided is:

• Shaggy spends 5 tickets on a soda and the rest of his tickets on 3 corndogs.
• Scooby spends 14 tickets on a double-fudge brownie sundae and the rest on 2 corndogs.
• They spent the same amount of tickets.

Let the tickets spent on corndogs be represented by x.

Then the total number of tickets spent by Shaggy and Scooby can be represented as follows:

3x + 5 = 2x + 14

3x - 2x = 14 - 5

x = 9

Thus, a corndog costs 9 tickets.