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Mr. and Mrs. Boyden take their 3 children to a leisure park. They buy tickets for the whole family. The cost of an adult ticket is $6 more than the cost of a child ticket. The total cost of the 5 tickets is $77. What is the cost of an adult ticket?
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Define a variable ** Let X be the cost of an adult ticket.
How much does a child ticket cost? ** So the cost of a child ticket is X-6.
Write an equation ** The total cost of the 5 tickets is X*2 + 3*(X-6) = 77.
Simplify ** X*2 + 3*X - 3*6 = 77.
Simplify ** 5*X - 18 = 77.
Simplify ** 5*X = 77 + 18 = 95
Simplify ** X = <<19=19>>19
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