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Algebra practice question
A family bought 4 adult tickets and 3 child tickets for $160. A child ticket costs $5 less than an adult ticket. What is the price, in dollars, of an adult ticket?
Answer: 25
4a + 3(a − 5) = 160 gives 7a = 175, so a = 25.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 20
- 20 is the child ticket price.
- If you answered 30
- 30 adds 5 to 25.
- If you answered 22.86
- 22.86 divides 160 by 7, ignoring the $5 difference.
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