how much does one student ticket cost?

Question

Gerald is going mini golfing at Golf-O-Rama with his family. For this family of 5 to play it costs $34. They were charged for three student tickets and two adult tickets. If a student ticket costs 3/4 as much as an adult ticket costs, how much does one student ticket cost?

Answer 1

3s +2a = 34

s = 3a/4

3(3a/4) +2a = 9a/4 +8a/4 = 17a/4 = 34

17a = 4(34)

a = 4(2) = 8

s = 3a/4 = 24/4 = 6 dollars for a student ticket