Question

Tickets at an amusement park are $25 for children and $45 for adults. If the Jones family has $200 cash and they have two children, what is the maximum amount of adult tickets they can purchase?

Answer 1

3 maximum adult tickets

Explanation:

children's ticket = $25

adult's ticket = $45

total amount of money $200

let x be the number of adults:

45x + 2(25) = 200

45x + 50 = 200

45x + 50 - 50 = 200 - 50

45x = 150

`(45x)/(45) = (150)/(45)`

x = 3

to check:

2 children x $25 each = $50 in total

4 adults x $45 adults = $135 in total

⇒ $200 - ($135 + $50)

⇒ $200 - $185

⇒ $15 remaining

Answer 2

3

Explanation:

25+25= 50 spent on the kids, leaving 150 to spend on the adults, 45 can go into 150 3 times.

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