Erica earns a rebate each month on her meals and movie tickets. She earns $3 for each movie ticket and $0.80 for each meal. Last month Erica purchased 15 meals and earned $18. Part A: Create an equation that will determine the number of movie tickets she purchased.  Part B: Solve this equation justifying each step with an algebraic property of equality. Part C: How many movie tickets did Erica purchase last month?

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Erica earns a rebate each month on her meals and movie tickets. She earns $3 for each movie ticket and $0.80 for each meal. Last month Erica purchased 15 meals and earned $18.

Part A: Create an equation that will determine the number of movie tickets she purchased. 

Part B: Solve this equation justifying each step with an algebraic property of equality.

Part C: How many movie tickets did Erica purchase last month?

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