Question

HELP ASAP!!! Which equation can be used to find the answer?  Jorge is selling raffle tickets for the carnival. He has sold 47 tickets and has 118 left to sell. How many tickets did he start with?   A. t – 47 = 118  t = 165  165 tickets   B. t + 47 = 118  t = 71  71 tickets   C. t ÷ 2 = 47 t = 94  94 tickets   D. t ÷ 2 = 118  t = 236  236 tickets

Answer 1

A should be the correct answer. If t is the total tickets you start with, youre subtracting the tickets you sell, which is 47. Once calculated it = 118.
To solve t - 47 = 118, you add 47 to both sides of the equal sign, canceling out -47 on the left side and adding it to the right side. You basically added back the tickets you gave out to your stash, giving you your starting amount.

Answer 2

Just do 47+118 and it equals 165. Jorge started with 165 tickets.