The price of ticket last year is $ 1231.65
Solution:
Given that,
This year, Sophia paid $1,071 for season tickets to her favorite baseball team , which is 15% cheaper than last year
To find: Price of season ticket last year
Let the price of season ticket last year be "x"
Therefore, according to question
Price of ticket this year is 15 % cheaper than price of ticket last year
1071 = price of ticket last year - 15 % of 1071
1071 = x - 15 % of 1071
Solve the above expression for "x"
[tex]1071 = x - 15 \% \times 1071\\\\1071 = x - \frac{15}{100} \times 1071\\\\1071 = x - 0.15 \times 1071\\\\1071 = x - 160.65\\\\x = 1071 + 160.65\\\\x = 1231.65[/tex]
Thus price of ticket last year is $ 1231.65
