Question

he 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 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

@sammixboo help pweeze?

Answer 2

Well, a child's ticket price is 6 less than an adult ticket, so we need to solve for x, which is the original amount of the adult ticket first.

Answer 3

Do you know how to solve for x?

And it says one-half

Is that 1/2?

Answer 4

yesh

Answer 5

Okie dokie, so we have

69 = x + \(\dfrac{1}{2}\)f(x - 6)

Do you know how to solve for x?

Answer 6

This problem is difficult for me though because It doesnt give me the price of the adult ticket so I have to do it backwards without a number to start with x(

Answer 7

Oops, I left the F in there. Pretend that isn't there

Answer 8

I'm pretty sure I have to do something with the 69 reguarding the x

Answer 9

oops, regarding

Answer 10

OK, so first for figuring out x, we must simplify the problem to make things easier

69 = x + \(\dfrac{1}{2}\)(x - 6)
\(\downarrow\)
69 = \(\dfrac{3}{2}\)x - 3

Now let's solve for x

Answer 11

how did you get 3/2?

Answer 12

and where did the x go?