SOLUTION: You have a front row ticket that = $4.00 less than 2 times the lawn ticket. 2 front row tickets plus 5 lawn tickets = $ 100.00. What is the cost of each type of ticket?

Question 125212: You have a front row ticket that = $4.00 less than 2 times the lawn ticket.
2 front row tickets plus 5 lawn tickets = $ 100.00.
What is the cost of each type of ticket?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = price of one front row ticket
Let = price of one lawn ticket

multiply the 1st equation by -2 and add to the 2nd

Add to both sides

The cost of a front row ticket is $20
The cost of a lawn ticket is $12
check:

OK
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