Tickets to an orchestra concert cost $25.50 a piece plus $2.50 handling fee for each order. if jamal spent $79.90 how many tickets did he purchase?

Question

 how many tickets did he buy

 

Answer 1

Assuming all the tickets were placed in a single order with a handling fee of 2.50,

n = number of tickets

25.50n + 2.50 = 79.90

But n does not come out as an integer. Please double check the numbers in the question.