Question

(1A) At a movie theatre, the child ticket price is x dollars and the adult ticket price is $3.50 more than a child's ticket. One evening, 41 child tickets were sold and 65 adult tickets were sold. Which of these expressions represents the total ticket sales, in dollars? A) 41 65 350 x   .  B) 41x  65x  3.50 C) 41 65 350 x x    .  D) 41 65 350 x x    . 

Answer 1

106x+227.5

Explanation:

Given data

cost of child ticket= x

cost of adult ticket= x+3.5

If 41 child tickets were sold

then the amount is = 41x

also if 65 adult tickets were sold the amount

=(x+3.5)*65

=65x+227.5

Hence the total is expressed as

=41x+65x+227.5

=106x+227.5