Ē Example 3
» Claire bought 8 tickets for a total cost of $104.
She had used a coupon code to get $3 off each
ticket. Let x be the original cost of each ticket.
Which of the following equations correctly
represents the situation?
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3(x - 8) = 104
Cost of one ticket
8x - 3 - 104
104
Total cost
8(x - 3) = 104
Average cost
$3 discount times
the difference of
8 tickets and the
cost per ticket
8 tickets times
the difference
of the cost per
ticket and $3.
8 tickets times
the cost per ticket
minus a total
discount of $3