A family purchased tickets to a museum and spent a total of $38.00. The family purchased 4 tickets. There was a $1.50 purchasing fee for each ticket. Write and solve an equation that can be used to solve for x, when x = the cost of one ticket to the museum. Show your work AND explain your answer.

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Timothy Sullivan

17 December, 22:22

A family purchased tickets to a museum and spent a total of $38.00. The family purchased 4 tickets. There was a $1.50 purchasing fee for each ticket. Write and solve an equation that can be used to solve for x, when x = the cost of one ticket to the museum. Show your work AND explain your answer.

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Puddles · Answer 1

4 (x+1.50) = $38.00

Explanation:

The family purchases 4 tickets. Each tickets cost x dollars with a purchase fee of $1.50. So we need to multiply 4 times the sum of x plus $1.50. The total cost of the tickets needs to be $38.00.