Question

Three adult and three child movie tickets were purchased for $75. The cost of each child ticket is $3 less than the cost of an adult ticket. The first step to solving this problem algebraically is to

Answer 1

Oh i didnt finish the question algebraically is to write an equation: 3(x+x−3)=75 3 ( x + x − 3 ) = 75 , where x x represents the cost of an adult ticket. Identify the next step, which would simplify the equation before solving for the variable

Answer 2

assign variables to unknown quantities. Let's use "a" to represent the cost of an adult ticket and "c" to represent the cost of a child ticket.

Answer 3

The next step would be to simplify the equation by combining like terms: 3(2x - 3) = 75.