Adiscounted concert ticket costs $14.50 less than the original price p. you pay $53 for a discounted ticket. how do you write and solve an equation to find the original price?

Equation = x - 14.5 = 53 where x is the original price

Solving x - You can just add 14.5 to both sides to get x = 67.50$

A. Equation 1: x + y = 18

   Equation 2: x + 2y = 25

B. The lesser number is 7 and the greater number is 11

Step-by-step explanation:

We come up with two equations with the information:

Equation 1: x + y = 18

Equation 2: x + 2y = 25

We solve the equation by substituting x (which is in terms of y):

x = 18 - y

(18 - y) + 2y = 25

y = 7

Now we substitute y into Equation 1:

x + 7 = 18

x = 11