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

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Let's denote the regular price of each ticket as \( p \).

Given that the tickets are on sale for $1.50 off the regular price, the sale price of each ticket would be:

\[ p - 1.50 \]

Since Dea buys 6 tickets, the total cost for the tickets can be represented as:

\[ 6(p - 1.50) \]

According to the information given, her total cost is $51. Therefore, we can set up the following equation:

\[ 6(p - 1.50) = 51 \]

Now, let's solve the equation step by step.

  1. Distribute the 6 on the left side:

\[ 6p - 9 = 51 \]

  1. Next, add 9 to both sides of the equation:

\[ 6p = 51 + 9 \]

\[ 6p = 60 \]

  1. Now, divide both sides by 6 to find \( p \):

\[ p = \frac{60}{6} = 10 \]

Thus, the regular price of each ticket is \( \boxed{10} \).