Question

An adult ticket costs $5.25 and a child ticket costs $3.05. If $498.60 were collected for 100 tickets, how many child tickets were sold?

Thank you!

Answer 1

Answer: 12 child tickets

Explanation:

We can use system of equations to find how many child tickets were sold. Let's say x is adult and y is child.

Equation 1

5.25x+3.05y=498.6

This equation comes from the cost of tickets.

Equation 2

x+y=100

This equation comes from the number of tickets.

We can use elimination method to solve for y.

5.25x+3.05y=498.6

5.25x+5.25y=525

Now, we can subtract the equations for x to cancel out and to solve for y.

-2.2y=-26.4

y=12