A student ticket costs $4 less than a regular ticket. Jane bought 5 student tickets and 1 regular ticket for $70. How much was the regular ticket?

Question

A student ticket costs $4 less than a regular ticket. Jane bought 5 student tickets and 1 regular ticket for $70. How much was the regular ticket?

 

Answer 1

Let X = price of regular ticket, then X-4 is price of student ticket. So, 5(X-4) + x = 70, 5x - 20 + x = 70;

6X = 90, X = 15. So, regular ticket is $15 and student tickets are $11.

Check: 5 X 11 = $55, 1 X 15 = $15; $55 + $15 = $70