Question

The cost of a ticket to an amusement park was increased by 4 dollars. The new cost is twenty-eight dollars.

a. Write a one-step equation that could be solved to find the old price. Let p represent the old price.
b. Solve the equation you wrote in Part a. Show all your work.
c. Explain how you know that the solution you found in Part b is the correct answer.

Answer 1

@Mertsj

Answer 2

help?

Answer 3

Let x = cost of ticket originally.
It increased 4 dollars so now it costs x+4
But the problem says the new cost is 28
So write the equation that says that

Answer 4

ok

Answer 5

Whoops. They said to use p. So replace x with p

Answer 6

ok