Question

Pedro brought 8 tickets to a basketball game. he paid a total of 208. write and equation to determine whether each ticket cost $26 or $28.

Answer 1

8x26=208
8x28=224

He paid $26 per ticket

Answer 2

$26.

Explanation:

The equation will be p = 8x where p is the price he paid and x is the cost of 1 ticket. Then,

208 = 8x

x = 208/8

x = 26.

Then, each tickets costs $26.