SOLUTION: Jerry signed up for a charity race in which he had to pay an entry fee of $35. BEfore the race, there was a table where you could by a raffle tickets for prizes. Each raffle ticket

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Question 1021276: Jerry signed up for a charity race in which he had to pay an entry fee of $35. BEfore the race, there was a table where you could by a raffle tickets for prizes. Each raffle ticket cost the same amount. If Jerry bought 14 raffle tickets and spent a total amount of $70, then what is the cost, c, of each raffle ticket?
Found 2 solutions by Tiffi0116, MathTherapy:
Answer by Tiffi0116(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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The answer is $8.75. First you subtract $70 and $35 leaving you with $35. You then divided it by 14 which you then get the answer.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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Jerry signed up for a charity race in which he had to pay an entry fee of $35. BEfore the race, there was a table where you could by a raffle tickets for prizes. Each raffle ticket cost the same amount. If Jerry bought 14 raffle tickets and spent a total amount of $70, then what is the cost, c, of each raffle ticket?
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