SOLUTION: marc had 5 coupons for $2,50 off the regular price of a movie. he bought his tickets for himself and 4 friends he paid 42.25. the regular price for each ticket was?

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Question 1192455: marc had 5 coupons for $2,50 off the regular price of a movie. he bought his tickets for himself and 4 friends he paid 42.25. the regular price for each ticket was?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(52806) About Me  (Show Source):
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    5*(x-2.50) = 42.25.


You do the rest.



Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


The regular price is the price he paid for each ticket, plus the amount of the discount:

$42.25/5 + $2.50

You can do the simple calculations