Question

Jake paid $13.50 for admission to the country fair and bought 9 tickets to play games. If he spent a total of $36, what is the cost, c, of one ticket? Write and solve an equation.

Answer 1

$2.50

Explanation:

Jake's total expenditure is ...

total = admission + c × (number of tickets)

36 = 13.50 + 9c . . . an equation to solve

4 = 1.50 +c . . . . . . . divide by 9

2.50 = c . . . . the cost of one ticket

Each ticket cost Jake $2.50.