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The Roller family spends $134 on 2 adult tickets and 3 youth tickets at an amusement park. The Coaster family

spends $146 on 3 adult tickets and 2 youth tickets at the same park. Find the price of adult and youth tickets,

User Pymarco
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Answer:

34 adult ticket and 22 youth tickets

Explanation:

Let the price of adult be x

Let the price of youth tickets be y

If the Roller family spends $134 on 2 adult tickets and 3 youth tickets at an amusement park, then;

2x+3y = 134 .... 1

Also if the Coaster family spends $146 on 3 adult tickets and 2 youth tickets at the same park then;

3x+2y = 146 ..... 2

Solve simultaneously

2x+3y = 134 .... 1 * 3

3x+2y = 146 ..... 2 * 2

_____________

6x+9y = 402

6x+4y = 292

Subtract

9y-4y = 402-292

5y = 110

y = 110/5

y = 22

Substitute y =22 into 1;

From 1;

2x+3y = 134

2x+3(22) = 134

2x+66 = 134

2x = 134-66

2x = 68

x = 34

Hence there are 34 adult ticket and 22 youth tickets

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