Question

Sarah decides to take her six year old son to the circus. The price for the child's ticket is 4.75 dollars less than the price for the adult's ticket. If you represent the price for the child's ticket using the variable "x," how would you write the algebraic expression for the adult's ticket price?

Answer 1

The algebraic expression is x + 4.75 = adult ticket price. If you think about how a child ticket is $4.75 less than an adult ticket, then the adult ticket is $4.75 more than a child ticket.