Online concert tickets cost $37 each, plus a service charge of $8.50 per ticket. The website also charges a transaction fee of $14.99 for the entire purchase. You paid $242.49. How many tickets did you buy?
Let x equal the number of tickets. 242.49=(37+8.5)x+14.99 242.49=45.5x+14.99 242.49-14.99=45.5x+14.99-14.99 227.5=45.5x 227.5/45.5=45.5x/45.5 5=x 5 tickets
