Question

A family buys 6 airline tickets online. The family buys travel insurance that costs ​$18 per ticket. The total cost is ​$1,056. Let x represent the price of one ticket. Write an equation for the total cost. Then find the price of one ticket.

Answer 1

let x represent the number tickets

number of ticket=6

cost of the travelling insurance per ticket =$18

total cost= $1056

(x+x+x+x+x+x+18)= $1,056

6x + 18 = $1,056