AlgebraEasy–MediumNumber of tickets from a booking fee
Algebra practice question
Concert tickets cost $12 each, and a booking adds a single $2 fee however many tickets are bought. Jae paid $50 for one booking. How many tickets did Jae buy?
Answer: 4
12t + 2 = 50 gives 12t = 48, so t = 4.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 3
- 3 leaves $14 unspent.
- If you answered 48
- 48 is the cost of the tickets alone.
- If you answered 4.33
- 4.33 adds the fee instead of subtracting it.
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