Question

Four adults and five children go to see a movie and buy $15 worth of concessions. The total cost of their trip is $71. If each child's ticket is $5, how much are the adult tickets

Answer 1

$7.75

Explanation:

Given: Adults = 4, Children = 5, All worth = $15, Total cost = $71, Each child's ticket = $5

To find: How much the adult tickets are

Solution: Use the 5 tickets at $5 to get $25

Add the $15 for concessions to reach $40

25 + 15 = 40

Subtract $40 from the 71 spent to get $31

71 - 40 = 31

Now, divide the 31 by 4 for the number of adults which equals $7.75

31 ÷ 4 = 7.75

So, the cost of the adults' tickets is $7.75