The constant of proportionality represents the unit cost .You use the equation y = 8.5 x to calculate the total cost y in dollars for x in what ever you are buying
4(p - 7) = 44
First distribute the 4 over the parentheses
4p - 28 = 44
Add 28 to both sides:-
4p = 44 + 28
4p = 72
Divide both sides by 4:-
p = 72/4
p = 18 (answer)
The answer is 25
1/5 of 45 is 9, so you have 36 tickets
then half of 36 is 18
then you add the 7 tickets Danny won
18+7=25
