Question

Grace and her dad are planning to attend the state fair. An adult ticket is $15.00. The price of an adult ticket is one half the price of a student ticket plus $8.00. Write an equation to determine how much Grace will pay for a student ticket.

one halfx + 8 = 15
one halfx − 8 = 15
one halfx + 15 = 8
one halfx − 15 = 8

Answer 1

The correct answer is A

Because taking the student ticket to be x

one half of x + 8 =15

Answer 2

Option 1 is the correct equation.

Explanation:

x = price of the student ticket.

One half price of x + $8 = adult ticket price ($15)