Question

A hockey season ticket holder pays $72.48 total for her tickets plus $6.00 for a
program each time she comes to a game, while another fan pay $18.08 for each
ticket but doesn’t have to pay for their programs.
a) Identify a variable for this equation. What does the variable represent?
b) Create an equation for this situation to solve for the variable
c) Solve the equation, find the value of the variable, check your work

Answer 1

Notice that the season ticket holder buys "tickets" (plural). What do you think the variable is?

Answer 2

Wat do u mean Variable...? is it the amount of tickets?

Answer 3

Yes it is the number of tickets for the season of games. We can let the variable = n.

Answer 4

oh ok, than a) is Variable = n and n = something right ?

Answer 5

and n is anything we want right ?

Answer 6

We have to find a value for n from the given information. Lets assume that the cost of a ticket works out to be the same for the season of tickets as for a single ticket. Then
72.48/n = 18.08 * n

Answer 7

Multiplying both sides of the equation by n gives:
72.48 = 18.08 * n^2
n = square root of (72.48/18.08)
Can you use a calculator to find n ?

Answer 8

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Answer 9

wow i's so complex

Answer 10

Not really. 72.48/18.08 = 4. The square root of 4 is 2. So the season is just 2 games.

Answer 11

wai is it n^2 though ?
can it be like 72.48n=18.08n

Answer 12

72.48/n = 18.08 * n
When 72.48/n is multiplied by n you get 72.48
When 18.08 * n is multiplied by n you get 18.08 * n^2
72.48 = 18.08 * n^2
Do you understand each step?

Answer 13

yep

Answer 14

Good :).

Answer 15

so for b) 72.48/n = 18.08 * n <-- that is the equation rite ?

Answer 16

72.48/18.08 = 4. The square root of 4 is 2. So the season is just 2 games. and that is the solution rite ?

Answer 17

Yes and Yes.