SOLUTION: I am helping a friend with his summer math packet and canno figure out one. Some family members are going to the movies. there are two adults and three kids under 12. The total co

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Question 324808: I am helping a friend with his summer math packet and canno figure out one. Some family members are going to the movies. there are two adults and three kids under 12. The total cost of the tickets is $24.
A. write an equation for the total cost of the tickets
B. find two solutions to the equation
C. what ticket price does each solution represent?

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let A be the cost of adult tickets, C be the children's tickets.

You can't solve the problem.
You only have one equation and two unknowns.
You need another relationship regarding the ticket prices.

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