Question

You and your friend are selling tickets to a charity event. You sell 9 adult tickets and 13 student tickets for $212. Your friend sells 4 adult tickets and 15 student tickets for $168. What is the cost of a student ticket?

Answer 1

x=adult tickets
y=student tickets

(9x+13y=212)*4= 36x+52y=848
(4X+15y=168)*9= 36x+135y=1512

subtract both equations -83y=-664
divide by -83 y=8

student tickets cost $8