Question

1)) Norachai school is selling tickets for the annual talent show. On the first day of ticket sales, the school sold 5 adult tickets and 4 student tickets for a total of $ 85. The school received $ 55 on the second day selling 5 adult tickets and 2 student tickets. What is the price of each adult and student ticket?

Answer 1

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Answer:

• adult: $5
• student: $15

Explanation:

If we let 'a' represent the price of an adult ticket, and 's' represent the price of a student ticket, the two sales can be described by ...

5a +4s = 85

5a +2s = 55

Subtracting the second equation from the first gives ...

(5a +4s) -(5a +2s) = (85) -(55)

2s = 30 . . . . simplify

s = 15 . . . . divide by 2

Substituting this into the second equation, we have ...

5a +2(15) = 55

5a = 25 . . . . subtract 30

a = 5 . . . . . divide by 5

Each adult ticket sold for $5; each student ticket sold for $15.