Problema Solution
Paul bought a student discount card for the bus. The card cost $7 and allows him to buy daily bus passes for $1.50. After one month, Paul spent $29.50. How many daily bus passes did Paul buy?
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Let 'x' represent the number of daily bus passes that Paul bought.
We will assume that the $7 are included in the spent $29.50:
7 + 1.50x = 29.50
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x = 15 daily bus passes
Paul bought 15 daily bus passes.