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Mr and Mrs Smith buy tickets for themselves and 4 children

The cost of an adult ticket is £6 more than the child ticket
The total cost of the 6 tickets are £40.50
What is the cost of an adult ticket?

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$10.75 is the cost of an adult ticket

User DWoldrich
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Answer:

£10.75

Explanation:

6 tickets=£40.50

cost of adult=£6 more than a child's

let's form an equation!

x is the cost of children tickets and since we have 4 of them it leaves us with 4x. And an adult ticket is £6 more than a child's, so that leaves us with 6+x. And since we have 2 of them we get 2(6+x). So with this info, we can make an equation and solve it to find x:

2(6+x)+4x=40.50

12+2x+4x=40.50

12+6x=40.50

6x=28.50

x=4.75=the cost of a child ticket

adult ticket =£10.75

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