Mike received fifty-eight dollars and nine movie tickets for his birthday. He went to a sporting goods store and bought a baseball glove, baseball, and bat.

58= amount of money Mike has to begin with

32=amount of money Mike has left

x=amount of money Mike spent on baseball equipment

58-x=32

58-x+x=32+x

58=32+x

58-32=32-32+x

58-32=x

26=x