Question

Molly earns a rebate each month on her movie tickets and books. She earns $0.25 for each movie ticket and $2 for each book. Last month Molly purchased 4 movie tickets and earned $17. Part A: Create an equation that will determine the number of books she purchased. Part B: Solve this equation justifying each step with an algebraic property of equality. Part C: How many books did Molly purchase last month?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let no of books purchased be y

each ticket earns $0.25

each book earns $2

equation is 0.25×4+2y=17

1+2y=17

2y=17-1

2y=16

y=8 so she purchases 8 books.