SOLUTION: i have to make a linear equation and solve it
The question is, penny family decided to go to the splash park. they purchased two adult tickets and two adult child tickets. the adu
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Question 999818: i have to make a linear equation and solve it
The question is, penny family decided to go to the splash park. they purchased two adult tickets and two adult child tickets. the adult tickets were 1.5 time the price of the child tickets and the total cost for all four tickets was $85. what was the cost of each type of ticket.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the cost of a child's ticket. Then 
is the amount they spent on the children's tickets. Further, 
is the cost of an adult's ticket, so \ =\ 3x)
is the amount spent on the adults' tickets. The sum of these two amounts is the total spent, or $85.
Solve for and then calculate
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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