You pay $35 each month for satellite TV, plus $4.50 for every movie you purchase. Write and solve an equation to find the number

Question

3 years ago

12

of movies purchased during a month with a total bill of $48.50

2 answers:

zheka24 [161] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-17T23:28:24+03:00

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We know that $35 is for satellite TV, so we can subtract that from the total.

48.50 - 35 = 13.50

Now we divide what's left of the total by the cost of a movie.

13.50 ÷ 4.50 = 3

3 movies were purchased.

Hope I could help!

laiz [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-17T21:08:54+03:00

laiz [17]3 years ago

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$4.5x + 35 = 48.5 \\ 4.5x = 13.5 \\ x = 3$
So 3 movies were purchased