Jan takes her 3 children and 2 neighbors children to a matinee. All of the children are under age 13. Write an expression for the total cost of admission? How much in all did Jane pay for admission?

Answer 1

Let's assume the cost of admission for one child is $x.

Jan takes her 3 children, so the cost of admission for her children is 3 * x = $3x.
Jan also takes 2 neighbors' children, so the cost of admission for the neighbors' children is 2 * x = $2x.

The total cost of admission is the sum of the cost of admission for Jan's children and the neighbors' children, which is 3x + 2x = 5x.

Therefore, Jan paid 5x in all for admission.