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.

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.

anonymous · Answer

help?

anonymous · Answer

@Vodka97

anonymous · Answer

my bad

anonymous · Answer

why me? howcome you chose me ?. am i that brilliant?

anonymous · Answer

i dont know.... i just said it cause she said it

anonymous · Answer

O.o

anonymous · Answer

well, i'm not the formula too this yet, give me a couple minutes & i'd be more than thrilled too help you.

anonymous · Answer

you can do it. just attempting it & ill tell you if your on the correct path or not.

anonymous · Answer

ok brb

anonymous · Answer

1.25-p=3.75
1.25+3.75
I just added

anonymous · Answer

yeah your doing it right, just keep goin, it gets easyer as you learn it & practice it,