Answer:
The price of
1 adult ticket = $15
1 student ticket = $9
Explanation:
Let
The price of adult tickets be represented by a
The price of student tickets be represented by s
Therefore:
On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 4 adult tickets and 10 student tickets for a total of $150.
4a + 10s = $150.... Equation 1
The school took in $105 on the second day by selling 1 adult ticket and 10 student tickets.
a + 10s = $105.... Equation 2
a = $105 - 10s
Therefore, we substitute : $105 - 10s = a in Equation 1
4a + 10s = $150.... Equation 1
4($105 - 10s) + 10s = $150
$420 - 40s + 10s = $150
Collect like terms
- 40s + 10s = $150 - $420
-30s = -$270
Divide both sides by -30
-30s/-30 = -$270/-30
s = $9
We find a
a = $105 - 10s
a = $105 - 10($9)
a = $105 - $90
a = $15
Therefore, the price of
1 adult ticket = $15
1 student ticket = $9