Question

Two families paid a total of $55.00 to see a movie. Each adult ticket cost $7.50. If there were 3 adults and 5 children, how much did each child's ticket cost?

$5.50

$6.00

$6.50

$7.00

Answer 1

3*7.5 + 5*x = 55
where x is cost of childs ticket

solve this for x

Answer 2

can you do this?

Answer 3

not really

Answer 4

ok - first simplify
22.5 + 5x = 55
subtract 22.5 from both sides to get 5x on its own
5x = 55-22.5
5x = 32.5
now divide both sides by 5
x = 32.5 / 5 = 6.5

so its $6.50

Answer 5

thanks