To find the cost of one ticket to the concert, we can follow these steps:

1. **Calculate the number of people**: Kirsten and her three friends make a total of 4 people.

2. **Calculate the total insurance cost**: Since the insurance cost is $15 for each person, the total insurance cost for 4 people is:
\[
4 \text{ people} \times 15 \text{ dollars/person} = 60 \text{ dollars}
\]

3. **Calculate the total cost of the tickets**: The total cost for tickets includes the total amount paid for tickets and the insurance. Therefore, the total cost for the tickets alone is:
\[
530 \text{ dollars (total)} - 60 \text{ dollars (insurance)} = 470 \text{ dollars}
\]

4. **Calculate the cost per ticket**: The total cost of the tickets is $470, and this is for 4 tickets (one for each person). Therefore, the cost per ticket is:
\[
\frac{470 \text{ dollars}}{4 \text{ tickets}} = 117.5 \text{ dollars/ticket}
\]

Thus, the cost of one ticket to the concert is **$117.50**.
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To find out how much one concert ticket costs, here's what we did:

  1. Count the people: Kirsten has 3 friends, so that makes a total of 4 people going to the concert.

  2. Figure out the insurance cost: Each person needs insurance, and it costs $15. So for 4 people, we calculate: \[ 4 \text{ people} \times 15 \text{ dollars/person} = 60 \text{ dollars} \]

  3. Find the total ticket cost: The whole trip costs $530, but we need to subtract the insurance cost. So, we do: \[ 530 \text{ dollars (total)} - 60 \text{ dollars (insurance)} = 470 \text{ dollars} \] This $470 is how much we paid for tickets only.

  4. Calculate how much each ticket costs: Since we bought 4 tickets for $470, we divide that by 4: \[ \frac{470 \text{ dollars}}{4 \text{ tickets}} = 117.5 \text{ dollars/ticket} \]

So, each concert ticket costs $117.50!