Question

matinee admission for 4 adults and 2 children costs $374. Admission for 2 adults and 3 children is $285. Find the price of an adult's ticket, and a childs ticket

Answer 1

Price of Adult ticket = 69

Price of children Ticket = 49

Explanation:

the equations will be:

4x + 2y = 374

2x + 3y = 285

Rewrite 2nd equation as x = (285 - 3y) / 2

put this value of x in 1st equation and solve for Y

Remember: Y is price of child ticket and X is price of Adult ticket