document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=328117>Question 328117</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> movie tickets for an adult and three children cost $20. An adult's ticket costs $2 more than a child's ticket. FInd the cost of the adult's ticket. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We know:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 adult ticket was purchased.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 children's tickets were purchased.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The adult ticket was $2 more than the children's ticket.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = cost of children's tickets.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x + 2 = cost of adult ticket.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also we know the total cost for all the tickets is $20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Based on this information let's create an equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + (x + 2) = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now let's simplify.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + x + 2 = 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x + 2 = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = 18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cost of each of the children's tickets is $4.50, therefore the cost of the adult ticket  $6.50 (4.50 + 2).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's plug in x to check our solution:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(4.50) + 4.50 + 2 = 20 Yes !!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cost of the adult ticket is $6.50.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good Luck :-)\r<BR>\n" );
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