Question

Fair rickets for 2 adults and 3 children cost $34. An adult ticket costs $2 more than a child ticket. What is the price of an adult ticket

Answer 1

$8

Explanation:

You want the price of an adult ticket if 2 adult and 3 child tickets cost $34, and the adult ticket is $2 more than the child ticket.

Setup

If 'a' is the cost of an adult ticket, then (a-2) is the cost of a child ticket. The total cost of the ticket purchase is ...

2a +3(a -2) = 34

Solution

Simplifying the equation gives ...

5a -6 = 34

5a = 40 . . . . . . . add 6

a = 8 . . . . . . . . . divide by 5

The price of an adult ticket is $8.

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