Algebra
WORD PROBLEMS
Step 3.
Gross Income = (Number of Children’s Tickets times their Unit
Price) + (Number of Adults’ Tickets times their Unit Price)
,000
2,000
x
2
4,000(x)
Step 4.
Solving for x:
15,000
2,000
x
2
4,000(x)
15,000
1,000x
4,000x
15,000
5,000x
x
.00
solving for the other unknown:
= Price of a Child’s Ticket (in dollars)
x
2
x
2
.00
2
x
2
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.50
Answers:
Price of Adults’ Tickets = .00
Price of Children’s Tickets =
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.50
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