Question

Jake paid 13.50$ for admission to the country fair and bought 9 tickets to play games. If he spent a total of $36, what is the cost,c, of one ticket?

Answer 1

$2.50 , 36-13.50= 22.50 , then divide that by the number of tickets which was 9.

Answer 2

For the sake of it c=x
13.50+9x=36
36-13.50=22.5
9x=22.5
22.5/9=2.5
X=2.5