Question

rami has 8 raffle tickets after selling 5 of them.

to determine how many raffle tickets he started with, solve for \\(x\\).

\\x - 5 = 8\\

a.) 40 raffle tickets
b.) 12 raffle tickets
c.) 13 raffle tickets
d.) 3 raffle tickets

Explanation:

Set up the equation

$$ x - 5 = 8 $$

Isolate the variable

$$ x = 8 + 5 $$

Calculate the final value

$$ x = 13 $$

Answer:

• a.) 40 raffle tickets
• b.) 12 raffle tickets
• c.) 13 raffle tickets (Correct answer)
• d.) 3 raffle tickets