Problema Solution
Eight kids and two adults are going to the circus. Kid's tickets are on sale for only half the price of adult tickets. The total cost $56. How much is one kids ticket? How much is one adult ticket?
Answer provided by our tutors
let 'x' represent the price of an adult ticket, then x/2 represents the price of a kid's ticket
56 = 8(x/2) + 2x
solving for 'x' we have:
x= = 28/3 = 9 1/3
...this indicates an error in the problem statement since this is not accurately converted to any monetary value
(9 1/3)/2 = 14/3 = 4 2/3
so the price of an adult ticket would be $9 1/3 and the price of a kid's ticket would be $4 2/3, not realistic monetary values