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WORD PROBLEMS
Step 3.
Gross Income = (Number of Children’s Tickets times their Unit
Price) + (Number of Adults’ Tickets times their Unit Price)
$15,000
2,000æ
ç
è
ö
÷
ø
x
2
4,000(x)
Step 4.
Solving for x:
15,000
2,000æ
ç
è
ö
÷
ø
x
2
4,000(x)
15,000
1,000x
4,000x
15,000
5,000x
x
$3.00
solving for the other unknown:
= Price of a Child’s Ticket (in dollars)
x
2
x
2
$3.00
2
x
2
$1.50
Answers:
Price of Adults’ Tickets = $3.00
Price of Children’s Tickets = $1.50
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