SOLUTION: To get into the carnival it costs $5. Tickets for each ride cost $2. Mark spends $47 at the carnival, write an algebraic equation to represent the number of tickets he bought.

SOLUTION: To get into the carnival it costs $5. Tickets for each ride cost $2. Mark spends $47 at the carnival, write an algebraic equation to represent the number of tickets he bought.

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Question 718718: To get into the carnival it costs $5. Tickets for each ride cost $2. Mark spends $47 at the carnival, write an algebraic equation to represent the number of tickets he bought.
Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5+2X=47
2X=47-5
2X=42
X=42/2
X=21 TICKETS WERE BOUGHT.
PROOF:
5+2*21=47
5+42=47
47=47
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