Write and simplify the equation you would use to solve the problem below.

You buy 5 tickets to a concert for you and your friends. You pay $170, including a $20 service charge. How much does one ticket cost?
A.
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B.
20x + 5 = 170
C.
5(20 + x) = 170
D.
5x + 20 = 170

Question

Write and simplify the equation you would use to solve the problem below.

You buy 5 tickets to a concert for you and your friends. You pay $170, including a $20 service charge. How much does one ticket cost?
A.
2003-05-05-00-00_files/i0120000.jpg
B.
20x + 5 = 170
C.
5(20 + x) = 170
D.
5x + 20 = 170

anonymous · Answer

need help

anonymous · Answer

so you want to interpret the word problem

anonymous · Answer

we know that 5 is the number of tickets and that the total of all the tickets is $170

anonymous · Answer

so the last equation would tell you the amount of each ticket

anonymous · Answer

the way to check that is to plug in what you find for x and then see if it matches the solution

anonymous · Answer

does that help?

anonymous · Answer

yes kind of what do you think the correct answer
 is ?