Mr. shows bought movie tickets for the members of his family and spent $12.50 on popcorn. He spent a total of $46.25 for his family to go to the movies. How many tickets did he buy. (Write an equation containing a variable and solve) this is all the information I have. Is this why I have a hard time solving this problem.
x + 12.5 = 46.25
x = 33.75
He could have bought
3 tickets at 11.25 each
5 tickets at 6.75 each