One day of the reunion the whole family went to a nearby museum. since we were a large group, we got a discounted rate and each ticket was $3 less than the normal ticket price. we had to pay $12 for each ticket. what is the normal ticket price? write a paragraph explaining what strategy or strategies could be used to solve this problem. be sure to include a way in which a variable equation could be implemented:

You drop a rubber ball off the roof of a 50 meter high building onto a paved parking lot. it bounces back up with every bounce, but not quite all the way back up to you. after the first bounce it bounces back only 80 percent of the distance it was dropped from. the pattern continues, meaning after every bounce it comes up to just 80 percent of the previous maximum height. so if before the first bounce the height is 50 meters, what height does the ball reach after the fifth bounce? round your answer to one decimal place and chose the correct response from the choices below:

The marriott family bought a new apartment three years ago for $65,000. the apartment is now worth $86,515. assuming a steady rate of growth, what was the yearly rate of appreciation? what is the percent of the yearly rate of appreciation?

Find the distance between c and d on the number line c=3 and d=11