SOLUTION: Tristan and two of his friends purchased tickets to a school play. He paid with a $50.00 bill and received $23.00 in change. If Tristan used a coupon for 25% off, what was the orig

Question 1146524: Tristan and two of his friends purchased tickets to a school play. He paid with a $50.00 bill and received $23.00 in change. If Tristan used a coupon for 25% off, what was the original price for one ticket?
A. $6.75
B. $9.00
C. $12.00
D. $27.00
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
he paid $50 and received $23 in change.
that means the tickets cost $50 - $23 = $27.
let x = the original price for the tickets.
then:
x - .25 * x = $27
combine like terms to get:
.75 * x = $27
solve for x to get:
x = $27 / .75 = $36.
$36 - .25 * $36 = $27.

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