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Stacia wanted concert tickets that were selling for $36 each, and 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
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subtraction and division
subtraction and division

subtraction and multiplication
subtraction and multiplication

addition and multiplication
addition and multiplication

addition and division

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
To solve the equation \( 36x - 19 = 53 \) for \( x \), which represents the number of concert tickets Stacia bought, we first need to isolate \( x \).

1. **Add 19 to both sides** to handle the subtraction:
\[
36x = 53 + 19
\]
\[
36x = 72
\]

2. **Then divide both sides by 36** to solve for \( x \):
\[
x = \frac{72}{36}
\]
\[
x = 2
\]

From the steps taken, you performed both addition (to eliminate the -19) and division (to solve for x).

Therefore, the correct answer is:
**subtraction and division.**

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