Question

Tickets to the county fair for four adults and five children cost $33.00. An adult ticket costs $1.50 more than a child’s ticket. Find the cost of an adult ticket. Write an equation to represent the problem. Solve. Show your work.

Answer 1

Answer:

let children ticket be - x

Adult (x+1.50)

5x+4(x+1.50)=33

5x+4x+6=33

9x=33-6

9x=27

/9

x=3 child ticket

Adult ticket = (3+1.50)= $4.50

Answer 2

Answer:

$4.5

Step-by-step explanation:

33 - 1.5 x 4 = 27

                  =27/9

                  =3 + 1.5

                  =4.5