Question

Stacy, I wanted concert tickets that were selling for $36 each. Then she got a $19 discount. She paid a total of $53 for the tickets. How many tickets did she buy identify the operations needed to solve this problem using the equation 36X -19 = 53

Answer 1

To solve this problem, we can set up the equation 36x - 19 = 53, where x represents the number of tickets Stacy bought.

First, we add 19 to both sides of the equation to isolate the term 36x:
36x - 19 + 19 = 53 + 19
36x = 72

Next, we divide both sides by 36 to solve for x:
36x/36 = 72/36
x = 2

Therefore, Stacy bought 2 tickets.