Question

Donna is saving money to buy a game. So far she has $6, which is two thirds of the total cost of the game. how much does the game cost?

Answer 1

$6, which is two thirds of the total cost of the game
translate that into an algebraic expression.

Answer 2

Is the answer $4?

Answer 3

6 = 2/3 [the game price]

Answer 4

Since this is algebra, choose a letter to represent the cost of a tickeet to the game. I'd choose g.

$6 is 2/3 rd of the ticket cost, so we can write the equation (2/3)g=$6.

Solve that for g.

Hint: multiply both sides by 3 to eliminate the fraction.