Tickets are on sale for $1.50 off the regular price. Dez buys 6 tickets and spends $51. Write and solve the equation for t tickets in the form p(x -q) =r

Answer 1

Let's assume that the regular price for a ticket is represented by "x". Since Dez buys 6 tickets and spends $51, we can write the equation as:

6(x - 1.50) = 51

To solve for "x", we will distribute 6 to both terms within the parentheses:

6x - 9 = 51

Next, we will isolate "x" by adding 9 to both sides of the equation:

6x = 60

Finally, we will divide both sides of the equation by 6 to solve for "x":

x = 10

Therefore, the regular price for a ticket is $10.