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A theater sells children's tickets for half the adult ticket price. if 5 adult tickets and 8 children's tickets cost a total of $27, what is the cost of an adult ticket?

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Final answer:

To find the cost of an adult ticket, we can set up an equation using the given information and then solve for the variable.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, let's start by defining some variables. Let the cost of an adult ticket be x dollars. Since children's tickets are sold for half the price of adult tickets, the cost of a children's ticket is (1/2)x dollars.

Given that 5 adult tickets and 8 children's tickets cost a total of $27, we can set up the following equation to represent the total cost:

5x + 8(1/2)x = 27

To solve for x, we can simplify the equation:

5x + 4x = 27

9x = 27

Dividing both sides by 9, we find that x = 3.

Therefore, the cost of an adult ticket is $3.

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27 = 5x/2 + 8y is an equation to use to solve 
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