Question

The regular price of a child's entry ticket to a water park is $6 less than that for an adult's. The park offers half off of all entry tickets during the off-peak season. The Jordans paid a total of $69 for 2 adult tickets and 1 child's ticket to the water park during the off-peak season. The following equation represents this situation, where x represents the regular price of an adult ticket.

69 = x + one-half(x - 6)

What is the regular price of a child's ticket?

$38

$42

$48

$66

Answer 1

lets get you to do this one. 69 = x + 1/2(x-6). First step expand the bracket then group the x's together :)

Answer 2

:S Im stuck

Answer 3

can you expand 1/2(x-6)?

Answer 4

1/2x - 3 ?

Answer 5

good

Answer 6

so x +1/2(x-6) is x + 1/2x -3, ok?

Answer 7

ok

Answer 8

so 69 = x +1/2x -3. Now x + 1/2 x =....?

Answer 9

Ugh Im stumped again..

Answer 10

you are ok with 69 = x +1/2x -3. all we did was expand the bracket. :)

Answer 11

Yes

Answer 12

now to solve this you have to collect the x's together so you need to add x and 1/2x together

Answer 13

So would it equal 1x ?

Answer 14

1x + 1/2x = 3/2x. so theen u have 69 = 3/2x -3. tht ok?

Answer 15

This is hard!

Answer 16

let x be the regular adult ticket
equation
69= x + (x-6)/2
69=x+x/2 -3
69=3x/2 -3
72=3x/2
48=x
so your answer is 48.

Answer 17

THANK YOU!!!

Answer 18

you'r welcome sweetie