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Algebra practice question

Two adult tickets and one child ticket cost $7 altogether. A child ticket costs $1. What is the cost of one adult ticket, in dollars?

Answer: 3

2a + 1 = 7 gives 2a = 6, so a = 3.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 4
4 adds 1 instead of subtracting it.
If you answered 6
6 is the cost of both adult tickets.
If you answered 3.5
3.5 halves 7 without removing the child ticket first.

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