Question

tickets to movie cost $5 for adults and $3 for students. A group of friends purchased 18 tickets for $82.00. How many adults ticket did they buy

Answer 1

Answer: 14 Adult tickets

Explanation:

The equation for the total number of tickets would be

x+y=18

5x+3y=82

y=18-x

5x+3(18-x)=82

2x=28

x=14

x= Number of adult tickets