The regular price of a child's entry ticket to a water park is $9 less than that for an adult's. The park offers half off all en

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The regular price of a child's entry ticket to a water park is $9 less than that for an adult's. The park offers half off all en

try tickets during the off-peak season. The Sandlers paid a total of $132 for 1 adult ticket and 4 child's tickets to the water park during the off-peak season. The following equation represents this situation, where x represents the regular price of an adult ticket:
132 = 1/2x + 2(x − 9)

What is the regular price of a child's ticket?

$60
$57
$51
$42

Mathematics

2 answers:

Brut [27] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-12T04:33:34+03:00

Brut [27]3 years ago

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The correct answer is $51

Andrei [34K] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-12T06:14:53+03:00

Andrei [34K]3 years ago

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Its actually 60 because if you plug it in then it will all equal 132.