Three adult and three child movie tickets were purchased for $75. The cost of each child ticket is $3 less than the cost of an adult ticket. The first step to solving this problem algebraically is to write an equation: 3(x+x−3)=75 , where x represents the cost of an adult ticket. Identify the next step, which would simplify the equation before solving for the variable.
Add 3 to 75
Distribute values over the variables.
Combine like terms in parentheses.
. Divide 75 by 3.