Question

Janessa and Aliyah both bought tickets to a high school football game. Both of their tickets cost the same amount. Together they spent 6 on nachos at the game. All together, they spent 27 that night. How much did an individual ticket cost?

A) 10.50
B) 13.00
C) 21.00
D) 17.00

Answer 1

An individual ticket costs $10.50.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, let's denote the cost of an individual ticket as T. We know that both Janessa and Aliyah bought tickets that cost the same amount, so the total cost of the tickets is 2T.

Together, they spent 6 on nachos, so the total cost of their tickets and nachos is 2T + 6. And since they spent a total of 27, we can write the equation:

2T + 6 = 27

Now, let's solve for T:

2T = 27 - 6 = 21

Dividing both sides of the equation by 2, we get:

T = 21 ÷ 2 = 10.50

Therefore, an individual ticket costs $10.50. Answer choice A) is correct.