Joe decides to take his six year old son to the planetarium. The price for the child's ticket is 5.75 dollars less than the price for the adult's ticket. If you represent the price for the child's ticket using the variable "x", how would you write the algebraic expression for the adult's ticket price?

My answer is x+5.75
Am I right?

Question

Joe decides to take his six year old son to the planetarium. The price for the child's ticket is 5.75 dollars less than the price for the adult's ticket. If you represent the price for the child's ticket using the variable "x", how would you write the algebraic expression for the adult's ticket price?

My answer is x+5.75
Am I right?

anonymous · Answer

Yes you are correct. Since the childs ticket is given, and its price is less than the adults by 5.75, you have to add to the childs ticket price to get the adults price.

anonymous · Answer

Thank You! :)