document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=905649>Question 905649</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Julie and her 2 friends got to the movies. Julie must bring along her kid sister. Julie and her 2 friends but adult tickets and her sister buys a kid ticket. The kid ticket is 3/4 the cost of and adult ticket. There total was $22.50. How much was each adult ticket? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #549300 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rm29924><B>rm29924(97)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rm29924><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rm29924><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=549300\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let X = the price of an adult ticket<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since the kid ticket is 3/4 the cost of an adult ticket and 3/4=.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let .75X = the price of a kid ticket\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there are 3 adults that bought tickets so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X + .75X = 22.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine the like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.75X = 22.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide 3.75 from both sides to get the variable X by itself<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so a kid ticket is .75(6)=4.50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(6) + .75(6) = 22.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 + 4.50 = 22.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22.50 = 22.50 </SPAN>\n" );
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