Question

Brandon earns a rebate each month on his meals and movie tickets. He earns $0.50 for each movie ticket and $2 for each meal. Last month Brandon purchased 22 movie tickets and earned $25.

Part A: Create an equation that will determine the number of meals he purchased. (3 points)

Part B: Solve this equation justifying each step with an algebraic property of equality. (6 points)

Part C: How many meals did Brandon purchase last month? (1 point)

(10 points)

Answer 1

c

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

A = .5x+2y=z x=movies y=meals z=total earnings

B =

C = 7

next is additive property of equality

subtraction*

-11 from both sides,

division prop of equality

divide 14 by 2 to get 7