SOLUTION: Can you help with the following question? I think it needs to be laid out in table form first. I'd be grateful for detailed explanation. Thank you. A movie discount pass, which

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Question 361467: Can you help with the following question? I think it needs to be laid out in table form first. I'd be grateful for detailed explanation. Thank you.
A movie discount pass, which has an annual fee of $50, allows a moviegoer to pay $6 per movie. If a movie ticket normally costs $8.50, how many movie tickets must a moviegoer buy to make the discount pass a bargain?

Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
50+6X=8.50X
6X-8.50X=-50
-2.5X=-50
X=-50/-2.5
X=20 TICKETS BOUGHT MAKES THE 2 OFFERINGS EQUAL.
THUS MORE THAN 20 TICKETS PER YEAR MAKES THE ANNUAL FEE A BETTER DEAl.