Homework Help: math

Posted by sam on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 1:42pm.

Short math quadractic equation word problem*best answer?
josh buys concert tickets worth $180, he then keeps 2 of the tickets and sells the rest for 9 dollars more, he make a total profit of $36, after selling all the tickets.

what was the original ticket price?

math - Reiny, Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 1:48pm
solve
(x-2)(180/x + 9) - 180 = 36

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