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A theater charges extra adult tickets and wife for child tickets for adult tickets and three child tickets cost $156.03 adult tickets in for child tickets cost 145 right and solve a system of equations to find the adult and child ticket prices

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Final answer:

To solve the system of equations, we can use the elimination method. The adult ticket price is $52.01 and the child ticket price is $30.99.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, we can set up a system of equations.

Let's assume that the price of an adult ticket is x, and the price of a child ticket is y.

From the given information, we know that:

  1. 3x + 3y = 156.03 (equation 1)
  2. x + 3y = 145 (equation 2)

We can solve this system of equations by substitution or elimination. Let's use the elimination method:

  1. Multiply equation 2 by 3 to make the coefficient of y the same in both equations.
  2. Subtract equation 1 from equation 2 to eliminate y.
  3. Solve for x.
  4. Substitute the value of x into equation 2 to solve for y.

After solving, we find that the price of an adult ticket is $52.01 and the price of a child ticket is $30.99.

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