Question

The freshman Spirit Club took a trip to the state fair. There were 59 students and 6 chaperones, and the total admission cost for the group was $508. Student tickets cost $2 more than chaperone tickets. Write and solve an equation to find the cost of a student ticket. Show your work and explain the meaning of the variable.

Answer 1

8.46

Explanation:

59+6=65 65 divided by 508= 7.815 (7.82) 6 divided by 508=84.666 (8.67) then subtract 8.67 from 508 = 499.33 divided by 59 = 8.46 thats your answer.

Answer 2

$8

Explanation:

x=chaperone tickets

59(x+2)+6x=508

59x+118+6x=508

65x+118=508

65x=508

x=6

therefore 6+2=8