SOLUTION: On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 2 senior citizen tickets and 3child tickets for a total of$54. The school took in $44 on the second day by selling 2 senior citizen

Question 1075680: On the first day of ticket sales the school sold 2 senior citizen tickets and 3child tickets for a total of$54. The school took in $44 on the second day by selling 2 senior citizen tickets and 2 child tickets. What is the price each one senior citizen ticket and one child ticket?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, addingup:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
s, price of senior citizen ticket
c, price of child ticket

You should be able to see the value for c, immediately.
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2s+3c = 54
2s+2c = 44 multiply all times -1 and add to the equation above:
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2s+3c = 54
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-2s-2c = -44
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0s+c = 10 the child ticket was 10
Now solve for s:
2s+3(10) = 54
2s+30 = 54
2s = 24
s = 12 the senior tickets were 12
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