Question

a family buys 5 airline tickets online. The family buys travel insurance that costs ​$17 per ticket. The total cost is ​$1,495. Let x represent the price of one ticket. Write an equation for the total cost. Then find the price of one ticket.

Answer 1

$282

Explanation:

The price per ticket can be found by dividing the total cost by the number of tickets, then subtracting the value of any per-ticket add-ons.

5(x +17) = 1495 . . . . . total cost of 5 tickets with 17 per ticket ins charge

x +17 = 299 . . . . . . divide by 5

x = 282 . . . . . . . price of 1 ticket

The price of one ticket is $282.