Question

The Sanchez family ordered 3 children's meals and an adult meal at a restaurant.

The adult meal cost $12. The total cost of all the meals was $27. What was the
price of each children's meal?

Answer 1

5

Explanation:

3x + 12 = 27 3x = 15 x = 5

Answer 2

5 dollars per child

Explanation:

The total cost was 27.

The adult meal was 12 dollars.

27- 12 = 15

there are three children

15 ÷ 3 = 5

therefore the kids meals were $5.00 per kid.