Question

Tickets to the baseball game are on sale for $1.50 off the regular price. Dea buys 6 tickets. If her total cost is $51, what is the regular price of each ticket? Write and solve an equation of the form p(x±q)=r
. Then write a sentence to explain your answer.(4 points)

Answer 1

Let x be the regular price (in dollars) of one ticket. The sale price is x − 1.50, and Dea buys 6 tickets, so
6(x − 1.50) = 51.

Solve:
6x − 9.00 = 51
6x = 60.00
x = 10.00

Answer sentence: The regular price of each ticket is $10.00 (check: sale price $10.00 − $1.50 = $8.50; 6 × $8.50 = $51).