Mrs. Franks is taking her kindergarten class to the circus. She spent a total of $180 for 20 child tickets. If a child ticket is $5 less than an adult ticket, determine the price of an adult and child ticket. Represent this situation with an equation using m as the cost of the adult ticket.(1 point)

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Answer 1

Let's define the variables:

• Let \( m \) be the cost of an adult ticket.
• The cost of a child ticket would then be \( m - 5 \) (since it is $5 less than an adult ticket).

Mrs. Franks purchased 20 child tickets for a total of $180. We can express this situation with the following equation:

\[ 20(m - 5) = 180 \]

Now you can solve for \( m \) to find the prices of the adult and child tickets.